SDR FDEA201606101939

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date: June 10, 2016
Submitted: June 10, 2016
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N781FD
Make and model: Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial: 26673
Aircraft time: 71,220 hours, 25,925 cycles
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Part number: 141N32311
Condition: Damaged
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

INCOMING SKIN BLEND OUTS AT FASTENER LOCATIONS BETWEEN BS 350-BS 365, 23L. EVALUATED BLEND OUT AREAS BS 350-BS 365, STR 23L AREA FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS, IAW-SRM-53-00-01-1A FIG 101 DET II, REPAIRED SKIN DAMAGED AREA IAW-SRM-53-00-01-2R, FIG 201, R15, THIS IS A CATEGORY "B" REPAIR, MAJOR.