Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
May 24, 2004
Submitted
May 28, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22810
Aircraft time
61,967 hours, 33,491 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
141N33131
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

FUSELAGE SKIN ASSY L1 DOOR CUTOUT UPPER FWD CORNER : CRACK REPAIR, INSPECTION OF THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT THE UPPER FWD CORNER OF THE L1 DOOR CUTOUT REVEALED A CRACK. THE CRACK IS TYPICAL OF AD 2004-09-32. THE CRACK WAS CUTOUT OF THE SKIN AND UNDERLYING BEARSTRAP. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH THREE EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLERS IAW ER/A 090671-14AD.