Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
March 14, 2011
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N947FD
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft serial
24882
Aircraft time
50,438 hours, 24,116 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
141N33317
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
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

FUSELAGE, SMALL CRACK FOUND IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT STN 381, 1.5" ABOVE S16L. CRACK REPAIR ON SKIN CARRIED OUT IAW EA F-5330-145327 (FUSELAGE SKIN CRACK) (REPAIR AT BS 380.7, S-16L-S17L) REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR.