Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
September 29, 2008
Submitted
October 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N648DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24372
Aircraft time
65,836 hours, 30,191 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N33203
Condition
Damaged
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

DURING HMV AT SAA, ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS FOUND IN A PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED SKIN SPLICE REPAIR BETWEEN STA 610 AND 660, STRINGERS S-15L TO S-19L. A DENT AND CREASE WAS FOUND IN THE SPLICED IN SKIN SECTION AT STA 620 BETWEEN S-16L AND S-17L. THE EXISTING SKIN SPLICE DOUBLER WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW DOUBLER WHICH INCORPORATED A REPAIR FOR THE DENT.