Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
November 22, 2005
Submitted
December 6, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N673DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
25978
Aircraft time
45,002 hours, 21,161 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
146N37805
Condition
Dented
Location
Sta 1681, S-20l
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 STA 1681, STR-20L REPAIR OF DENT. THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND DENTED DUE TO GROUND DAMAGE ON 09/30/03. SIGNED OFF AS TIME-LIMITED PER SRM. ER/A 097076-14 WAS ISSUED 2/21/05 TO EXTEND THE TIME-LIMIT BEFORE PERMANENT REPAIR. REV A OF THE ER/A COVERS THE PERMANENT REPAIR WHICH IS MAJOR AND OCURRED ON 11/22/05. THE REPAIR CUTS OUT THE DAMAGE AND INSTALLS EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER AND FILLER OVER THE CUTOUT WITH SOLID ALUMINUM RIVETS. REF ACTS PP B757-53-22108.