Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

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
Part
Skin
Part number
143N33206
Condition
Gouged
Location
Fs 439, S-17l
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 428-440 / STRG. 17L-18L : DENT AND GOUGE REPAIR THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND DENTED AND GOUGED BY GROUND EQUIPMENT JUST FWD AND JUST AFT OF THE FS 439 SKIN BUTT JOINT BETWEEN STRINGERS 17L & 18L. THE DAMAGE IN EACH SKIN WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT. EACH SKIN CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER PER ER/A 384450-14, REV A.