Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
September 10, 2004
Submitted
September 17, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N689DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
27172
Aircraft time
20,886 hours, 9,556 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
141N333112
Condition
Damaged
Location
L1 Door Corner
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

A DRILL START WAS ERRONEOUSLY MADE TO THE FUSELAGE SKIN NEAR THE LOWER FORWARD CORNER OF THE L1 DOOR CUTOUT. THE AREA OF SKIN WITH THE DAMAGE WAS TRIMMED OUT. THE TRIM OUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER PER ER/A 093358-14, REV A.