Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
July 15, 2009
Submitted
July 23, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N681DA
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
26957
Aircraft time
54,872 hours, 25,121 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
146N351111
Condition
Gouged
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

WHILE ACCOMPLISHING LAYOVER - FOUND A GOUGE ON FUSELAGE BELLY SKIN AT APPROX FS 1300-1320, S-29R TO S-30. GOUGE WAS OUT OF LIMITS AND REQUIRED TO BE CUT OUT AND REPAIRED.