What was found
THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS GOUGED BY TOOLING AT FS 500, JUST BELOW THE STRINGER 26R SKIN LAP JOINT. THE GOUGE WAS REMOVED FROM THE SKIN WITH A CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER PER ER/A 384441-14, REV A.
- Difficulty date
- January 28, 2003
- Submitted
- March 4, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N685DA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757232
- Aircraft serial
- 27588
- Aircraft time
- 26,957 hours, 12,960 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 143N347111
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.