Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
April 7, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N104DA
Make and model
Boeing 767232
Aircraft serial
22216
Part
Skin
Part number
143T3221
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 500-522
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 FUSELAGE DENT RUNNING FROM S-39L TO S-34L AND BETWEEN FS 500 AND FS 552 WAS FOUND TO BE OUTSIDE OF ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS. THE DAMAGE REQUIRES A CUTOUT OF THE DAMAGED SKIN COVERING A FACTORY SKIN JOINT. THE LOWER SKIN IS MACHINED TO 0.056 AND MADE FROM 2024-T3 CLAD.