Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
May 12, 2003
Submitted
May 27, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22816
Aircraft time
58,426 hours, 31,256 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
146N35317
Condition
Corroded
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.

What was found

FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH CORROSION DAMAGE COMMON TO THE VHF ANTENNA CUTOUT AND THE REINFORCING DOUBLERS AT FS 1470 AND BL 0. THE EXISTING DOUBLERS WERE REMOVED AND THE ANTENNA CUTOUT ENLARGED TO REMOVE THE CORROSION. TWO LARGER ALUMINUM EXTERNAL DOUBLERS WERE INSTALLED TO REPAIR THE AREA PER ER/A 384844-14, REV A.