Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 17, 2016
Submitted
March 22, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N793FD
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26698
Aircraft time
70,126 hours, 24,432 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
2024T3063C
Condition
Dented
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

THERE IS A DENT IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN, BETWEEN STATION 520 & 540, BETWEEN STRINGERS 24 & 25 LT SIDE. CHECKED LIMITS OF DENT AT STATION 520 - 540, STRINGER 24L - 25L, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-01-1A DET 3. INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-40-02-06 & 53-00-01-2R REPAIR 16. CATEGORY B REPAIR. MAJOR REPAIR.