Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
March 12, 2009
Submitted
March 18, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24391
Aircraft time
66,562 hours, 29,901 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
148N64041
Condition
Damaged
Location
Access Door
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 ROUTINE MX INSPECTIONS, ATS FOUND THAT THE OUTER SKIN OF ACCESS DOOR 311AL WAS DAMAGED BEYOND ECONOMICAL REPAIR. THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENT 148N6401-2 DOOR ASSEMBLIES, AND THE CHEM MILLED 148N6404-1 OUTER SKIN IS NOT AVAILABLE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE CHEM MILLED OUTER SKIN WITH A CONSTANT THICKNESS SKIN OF SAME MATERIAL. THE REPAIR DETAILS ARE DOCUMENTED IN ER/A 471515-14