Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
March 11, 2008
Submitted
March 13, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
23997
Aircraft time
65,395 hours, 30,195 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
146N37805
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 1621-1661
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 HMV, SEVERAL DENTS AND TWO EXISTING SKIN REPAIRS WERE FOUND BETWEEN STA 1621 AND STA 1661, S19R TO S23R. THE DENTS AND EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLERS WERE REMOVED AND A SINGLE REPAIR WAS INSTALLED AND APPROVED BY BOEING VIA FAA FORM 8100-9 FOR STATIC STRENGTH. A DTA IS DUE WITHIN 12 MONTHS.