What was found
FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN FS 1701 AND 1720, STRINGER 16R AND 17R WAS DENTED. THE DENT WAS CUTOUT, INSPECTED, AND AN EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED WITH SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTIONS.
- Difficulty date
- January 20, 2009
- Submitted
- January 29, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N685DA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757232
- Aircraft serial
- 27588
- Aircraft time
- 47,821 hours, 20,298 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 146N37508
- Condition
- Dented
- Location
- Bs 1701-1720
- 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.