Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
March 14, 2007
Submitted
March 16, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N636DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
23763
Aircraft time
62,871 hours, 29,840 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N34714
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fs 606-614
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

DURING CURRENT VISIT, A GAP BETWEEN THE RIGHT RADIO ALTIMETER RECEIVER ANTENNA FAIRING AND THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT APPROXIMATELY BODY STATION 610 S-27R JUST UNDER THE C1 CARGO DOOR CARGO DOOR OPENING WAS FOUND. UPON REMOVAL OF THE FAIRING, A DENT WITH GOUGES AND RESULTING CRACK WAS DISCOVERED. THIS RESULTED IN A TRIM OUT OF THE CRACKED FUSELAGE SKIN AND A BOEING APPROVED REPAIR INSTALLED PER 460758-14.