Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
April 29, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N648DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24372
Part
Skin
Condition
Puncture
Location
Bs 840
Stage of operation
IN
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

A SMALL PUNCTURE WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 840 AND STRINGER 16L JUST FWD OF A LIGHT CUTOUT. THE PUNCTURE WAS TRIMMED OUT TO A SMOOTH HOLE AND AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER AND TRIPLER WERE INSTALLED PER ER/A 364662-14.