Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 31, 2016
Submitted
August 15, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N790FD
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26693
Aircraft time
70,722 hours, 24,723 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N34711
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

EXTERIOR SKIN, NUMEROUS SMALL NICKS AND SCRATCHES ALONG THE BELLY OF THE ACFT BETWEEN STR 26 LT AND 26 RT AT BODY STA 620-STA 640. STA 620-STA 640, STR 26L-26R EXTERIOR SKIN NUMEROUS NICKS AND SCRATCHES REMOVED IAW SRM 51-10-02, REV 118. FOUND WITHIN LIMIT IAW SRM 53-00-01-1A, FIG 101, DETAIL II, REV 118. EXCEPT AT STA 620-STA 640 BETWEEN STR 27R-STA 28R HFEC INSPECTED FOUND 3 EA LIGHTNING STRIKES DAMAGE AND REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW SRM 53-00-01-2R, FIG 201, REPAIR 7, REV 118. THIS IS A CAT-B REPAIR, THRESHOLD 24,000 FLIGHT CYCLE AT TIME OF REPAIR REQUIRE REPEAT HFEC INSPECTION AT 12,000 FLIGHT CYCLES. REPAIR CLASSIFIED MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.