Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767324

Difficulty date
June 14, 2000
Submitted
June 21, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N394DL
Make and model
Boeing 767324
Aircraft serial
27394
Aircraft time
15,445 hours, 3,923 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143T34625
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

THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS TORN AND DENTED FROM CONTACT WITH GROUND EQUIPMENT AT STRINGER 23R BETWEEN FS 654+22 & FS 654+44. THE DAMAGED SECTION OF STRINGER WAS REMOVED AND SPLICED PER THE B767 SRM. THE DAMAGE TO THE SKIN WAS REMOVED WITH A 9.8 X 1.2 CUTOUT AND A 4.3 X 1.4 CUTOUT. BOTH CUTOUTS WERE REPAIRED WITH A SINGLE ALUMINUM DOUBLER/TRIPLER REPAIR PER ER/A 377520-14, REV A.