Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
May 18, 2007
Submitted
May 21, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22809
Aircraft time
71,762 hours, 37,247 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N33203
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fs 434 S17l
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, A DENT WAS FOUND ON THE EXTERIOR SKIN PANEL P/N 143N3320-3 JUST ABOVE S-17L AT FS 443. THE SUBJECT DAMAGE WAS OUTSIDE OF THE ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS OF THE SRM. THE DAMAGE WAS TRIMMED OUT AND AN EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER INSTALLED PER ER/A 460840-14, WHICH WAS BOEING APPROVED.