SDR DL757030087

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date: January 23, 2003
Submitted: March 4, 2003
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N651DL
Make and model: Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial: 24391
Aircraft time: 46,240 hours, 22,785 cycles
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Part number: 143N34714
Condition: Gouged
Location: Fs 580, S-28l
Stage of operation: IN
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FUSELAGE / SKIN / FS 580 / STRG. 27L-28R : GOUGE CUTOUT REPAIR THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND GOUGED NEAR FS 580 BETWEEN STRINGERS 27L & 28R. THE GOUGES WERE REMOVED WITH TWO CUTOUTS. THE CUTOUTS WERE REPAIRED WITH A SINGLE EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER PER ER/A 384409-14, REV A.