Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
March 26, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N173DZ
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
29692
Part
Skin
Part number
143T32627
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 654-687
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 FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS 654+33 WAS STRUCK BY GROUND EQUIPMENT RESULTING IN MULTIPLE PUNCTURES AND GOUGES BETWEEN STRINGER 37R AND BL 0. THE DAMAGED AREA OF SKIN WAS CUT OUT AND AN EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED PER ER/A 367045-14, REV A.