Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
January 18, 2011
Submitted
January 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N997FD
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
24738
Aircraft time
59,116 hours, 20,705 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 1520-1540
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

EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN STA 1520-1540 BETWEEN STR 22R TO STR 23R HAS DENT. FOUND OUT LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-01, FIG 101, DETAIL III. CUT-OUT DAMAGE AREA 1.100" LONG X 0.800" WIDE AT STA 1522 BETWEEN STR 22R- STR 23R IAW SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 16. PERFORMED SURFACE HFEC INSP OF CUT OUT IAW NTM 51-00-19, PT 6 WITH NO CRACKS NOTED. PERFORMED HFEC ROTARY PROBE INSP OF ALL HOLES IAW NTM 51-00-16, PT 6 WITH NO CRACK INDICATIONS NOTED. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLE, LOCATED & DRILLED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SRM 53-00-01, REPAIR 16. THIS IS A CATEGORY "B" REPAIR, INSP THRESHOLD FLIGHT CYCLES IS REQ- IAW SRM 53-00-01, REPAIR 16 PAGE 206 TABLE V, MAJOR REPAIR.