SDR DL757030186

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date: February 21, 2003
Submitted: March 4, 2003
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N652DL
Make and model: Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial: 24392
Aircraft time: 45,885 hours, 22,554 cycles
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Part number: 143N37505
Condition: Dented
Location: Fs 1701, S-16l
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 1701 / STRG. 14L-18L : GROUND DAMAGE CUTOUT REPAIR THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A DENT AND GOUGE AT FS 1701 BETWEEN STRINGERS 14L & 16L. AN EXISTING SRM REPAIR WAS LOCATED IMMEDIATELY BELOW THE DAMAGE. THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT AND THE SRM REPAIR REMOVED AND EXISTING CUTOUT INSPECTED. BOTH AREAS WERE COMBINED INTO A SINGLE REPAIR OF 2 ALUMINUM DOUBLERS PER ER/A 384496-14, REV A.