Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
December 15, 2006
Submitted
December 21, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N607DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22814
Aircraft time
70,402 hours, 35,930 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
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 HAS CRACK INDICATIONS IN EXISTING HOLES IN THE L1 DOOR OPENING, FORWARD UPPER CORNER. THE CRACKED SKIN WAS CUT OUT AND A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED.