Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
March 3, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N139DL
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
25984
Part
Skin
Part number
143T322110
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 544
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 FOUND WITH A DEEP DENT JUST FORWARD OF FS 544 BETWEEN STRINGERS 36R AND 37R BELOW THE SKIN LAP JOINT. THE DAMAGE REQUIRES REMOVAL, REQUIRING A CUTOUT SIZED APPROX 3.0 FWD/AFT BY 4.0 UP/DOWN. IN ADDITION, TWO SMALL EDGE SECTIONS SIZED 0.50 BY 0.50 OF THE FS 544 FRAME INTERNAL TEAR STRAP REQUIRED CUTOUT AT THE UPPER AND LOWER AFT CORNERS OF THE SKIN CUTOUT. THE DAMAGE WILL BE REPAIRED PER ER/A 361325-14 'A'.