Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
August 26, 2008
Submitted
September 4, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N636DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
23763
Aircraft time
67,363 hours, 31,692 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
L1 Cutout
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

THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE UPPER FORWARD CORNER OF THE L1 DOOR CUTOUT. DAMAGE CUTOUT MEASURED 1.35 INCH WIDE BY 3 INCH LONG. AREA WAS INSPECTED AND NO ADDITIONAL CRACKS WERE FOUND. A REPAIR DOUBLER AND TRIPLER WERE INSTALLED.