What was found
EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN BS 500 -520 BETWEEN S26-27R HAS A DENT. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-01, FIG 101, DET III. REPAIRED BY REPAIR NR 16 OF SRM 53-00-01, PG 201. THIS IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- August 6, 2013
- Submitted
- August 23, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N978FD
- Make and model
- Boeing 757231
- Aircraft serial
- 24119
- Aircraft time
- 50,850 hours, 21,982 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 143N3340
- Condition
- Dented
- Location
- Bs 500-520
- 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.