Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767432ER

Difficulty date
December 14, 2000
Submitted
January 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828MH
Make and model
Boeing 767432ER
Aircraft serial
29699
Aircraft time
379 hours, 349 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143T322118
Condition
Punctured
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

FUSELAGE / SKIN / FS 642-654A+23 / STRG. 36L-37R : CUTOUT REPAIR. THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS BADLY DAMAGED FROM GROUND EQUIPMENT IMPACT BETWEEN FS 642 & 654A+23 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 36L & 37R. THE ENTIRE SECTION OF SKIN IN THE DAMAGED AREA WAS CUTOUT TO REMOVE THE DAMAGE. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER INSTALLED PER ER/A 379469-14, REV A.