Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
June 10, 2008
Submitted
July 1, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N176DN
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
25061
Aircraft time
82,154 hours, 12,438 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
146T32311
Condition
Gouged
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

DURING PSV, MTC FOUND A GOUGE ALONG THE FUESLAGE SKIN FORWARD EDGE OF THE BULK CARGO DOOR CUTOUT AT FS 1417 AND S-30L. DAMAGE REMOVAL RESULTED IN A ROUTOUT APPROX 0.225 INCH WIDE BY 1.2 INCH LONG. THE UNDERLYING STRUCTURE WAS NOT DAMAGED OR CUT OUT. BOEING APPROVED A PERMANENT REPAIR FOR 12 MONTHS PENDING A DAMAGE TOLERANCE ANALYSIS.