Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
September 29, 2000
Submitted
October 5, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N128DL
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
24078
Aircraft time
41,388 hours, 19,606 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
146T324112
Condition
Dented
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 EXTENSIVELY DENTED AND GOUGED BY A GROUND EQUIPMENT STRIKE BETWEEN FS 1417 & 1439 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 36L & 36R. THE SKIN WAS CUT AT FS 1417 AND AT FS 1439 FROM THE LAP JOINT AT STRINGER 36L TO THE LAP JOINT AT STRINGER 36R. THE SKIN CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER INSTALLED PER ER/A 378668-14, REV A.