Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
December 14, 2007
Submitted
December 21, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22810
Aircraft time
72,868 hours, 37,849 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N35214
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

FUSELAGE/SKIN/FS 880/STRG 28L-28R :CORROSION REPAIR. THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH AN AREA OF CORROSION AT FS 880 BETWEEN STRINGERS 28L AND 28R. THE CORROSION WAS ADJACENT TO AN AIR CONDITIONING DUCT CUTOUT. THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT TO THE SKIN AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER AND TRIPLER PER ER/A 465214-14.