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
Dented
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, A DENT WAS FOUND IN A FUSELAGE SKIN SECTION WHICH HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY SPLICED IN DURING AN EARLIER SKIN REPAIR. THE DENT WAS REMOVED AND REPAIRED PER B757 SRM GUIDELINES. THE ER/A IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AND AD RELATED BECAUSE OF THE PREVIOUS REPAIR CLASSIFICATION.