Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
March 11, 2009
Submitted
March 18, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N652DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24392
Aircraft time
66,348 hours, 29,328 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N33203
Condition
Dented
Location
Fs 600-640
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 CURRENT HMV, DENTS WERE FOUND AT STA 600- STA 640 BETWEEN S-16L AND S-18L. BOEING WAS CONTACTED FOR PREFERRED REPAIR. DENT AT FS 600 WAS ACCEPTABLE AS IS, AND THE DENTS BETWEEN 620 AND 640 WERE REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER. THE REPAIR AREA HAD A DTA COMPLETED, AND THE AREA IS CONSIDERED A CATEGORY B, WITH SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTIONS TO BEGIN ONCE THE AIRFRAME HAS ACCUMULATED 37,500 CYCLES.