Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
March 20, 2007
Submitted
March 23, 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 S27r
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 HMV, INSPECTION NOTED A SLIGHT GAP BETWEEN THE RIGHT RADIO ALTIMETER RECEIVER ANTENNA FAIRING AND THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS 610 AND S-27R. UPON REMOVAL OF THE ANTENNA FAIRING A DENT WITH CRACK WAS DISCOVERED. THE DENT AND CRACK WAS TRIMMED OUT FROM FS 606 TO 614, RIGHT ALONG THE PAD UP AT S-27R. THE TRIM OUT MEASURED 4.7 INCHES BY 8 INCHES. A BOEING APRPOVED REPAIR WAS INSTALLED PER ERA 457354-14.