Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 28, 2015
Submitted
October 28, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N777FD
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25222
Aircraft time
749 hours, 27,303 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N34719
Condition
Nicked
Location
Fuselage
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 EXTERIOR SKIN LT SIDE, AFTER SHORING REMOVAL & SKIN CLEAN UP, FOUND A NICK MARK AT BS 620 & STRINGER 28. EXTERIOR SKIN, NICK MARK REMOVED, FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-01 FIG 101 DETAIL II REV 116. REPAIR CARRIED OUT AS IAW SRM 53-00-01 FIG 201 REPAIR 15 REV 116. THIS IS A CAT B REPAIR. THRESHOLD 37000 FC REQUIRE LFEC INTERVAL INSPECTION AT 3000 FC. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR.