Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
May 26, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N104DA
Make and model
Boeing 767232
Aircraft serial
22216
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 1435
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

THE RT SIDE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS DAMAGED BY GROUND EQUIPMENT BELOW THE C3 CARGO DOOR, RESULTING IN A DEEP DENT AT FS 1435 ABOVE STRINGER 35L. THE DAMAGE REQUIRES REMOVAL, REQUIRING A CUTOUT SIZED APPROX 2.0 (RWD/AFT) BY 6.0 (UP/DOWN). STR 35L IS ALSO DEEPLY DENTED AND WILL BE REPAIRED PER THE B767 SRM. THE SUBJECT FUSELAGE SKIN IS MADE FROM 2024-T3 AL CLAD MATERIAL, LOCALLY 0.110 THICK AT THE CUTOUT LOCATION. THE SUBJECT SKIN STRINGER IS MADE FROM 7075-T6 AL MATERIAL, LOCALLY 0.056 THICK AT THE DAMAGE LOCATION.