Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
April 23, 2008
Submitted
April 25, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N646DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24217
Aircraft time
63,211 hours, 29,934 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 532 S26l
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 AT SAA, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE SKIN LAP JOINT AT STA 532, S-26L. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED AND A PERMANENT REPAIR WAS INSTALLED PER BOEING INSTRUCTIONS. REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS FOR FURTHER DAMAGE WILL BEGIN AT 37,500 TOTAL AIRCRAFT CYCLES AND EVERY 3000 CYCLES THEREAFTER.