Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
August 23, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N648DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24372
Part
Skin
Part number
146N37505
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 1689
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

FUSELAGE SKIN FS 1689, STRINGER 15L-16L, DENT CUTOUT REPAIR. THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS 1689 BETWEEN STRINGERS 15L AND 16L WAS FOUND DENTED. THE DAMAGED AREA OF SKIN WAS CUTOUT SPANNING THE STRINGERS OVER A 9.8 BY 2 AREA. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER AND TRIPLER PER ER/A 368048-14, REV A.