Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
November 19, 2007
Submitted
December 12, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N613DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22820
Aircraft time
72,140 hours, 35,272 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
183N20012
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Elevator
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

SMALL CRACK IN RT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN FOUND DURING PAINT. CRACK FALLS IN CRITICAL AREA MAKING MAJOR REPAIR. REPAIRED ER SRM 55-20-01.