Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
March 16, 2004
Submitted
March 24, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N608DA
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22815
Aircraft time
60,192 hours, 32,077 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
141N33111
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 UPPER FWD CORNER OF THE L1 DOOR CUTOUT WAS FOUND WITH A 1.6 INCH CRACK IN THE SKIN WITH A SMALLER CRACK IN THE UNDERLYING BEARSTRAP. THE SKIN AND BEARSTRAP WERE LOCALLY CUTOUT TO REMOVE THE CRACK. THE AREA WAS REPAIRED WITH THREE EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLERS PER ER/A 089063-14AD.