Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
June 20, 2003
Submitted
July 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N615DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22822
Aircraft time
57,408 hours, 30,051 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N33203
Condition
Dented
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

THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A DENT AND GOUGE NEAR AN EXISTING SKIN DOUBLER REPAIR BETWEEN FS 600 & 620 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 16L & 17L. THE DAMAGE AND THE EXSITING DOUBLER REPAIR WERE REMOVED WITH A SINGLE 22 X 8.8 INCH CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER PER ER/A 385158-14, REV A.