SDR FDEA201102170591

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date: February 17, 2011
Submitted: February 21, 2011
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N473AC
Make and model: Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial: 24738
Aircraft time: 59,116 hours, 20,705 cycles
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Dented
Location: Bs 1655 S24-25r
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

RT, EXTERNAL FUSELAGE AT STA 1655, BETWEEN STR 24R & 25R, HAS A DENT. DENT FOUND OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-00-01, FIG.101, DETAIL 3, PG.104. CLEANED DAMAGED SKIN PER SRM 53-00-01 AT RH EXTERNAL FUSELAGE BY BS 1655, BETWEEN S24-25R. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER AND INSTALLED PER SRM 53-00-01, REPAIR NR 16, AT BS 1655, BETWEEN S24-25R. THIS IS A CAT. "B" MAJOR REPAIR WITH THE FOLLOWING TRACKING; INITIAL INSPECTION AT 37,000 FC, THEREAFTER EVERY 3,000 FC.