Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
May 10, 2006
Submitted
May 18, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22816
Aircraft time
68,165 hours, 34,856 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
141N83305
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT THE EDGE OF THE L1 DOOR OPENING UPPER FORWARD CORNER. A DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED, REF. AD 2004-09-32, 2001-20-12.