Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757225

Difficulty date
February 27, 2020
Submitted
February 29, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N941FD
Make and model
Boeing 757225
Aircraft serial
22691
Aircraft time
75,087 hours, 31,452 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
141N38513
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 284
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

L/H SIDE EXTERIOR FUSELAGE SKIN IS DENTED APPROX 7" AFT OF THE PILOTS SIDE SLIDING WINDOW APPROX 20" UP FROM THE FLOOR LEVEL MEASURED DENT; MINOR AXIS .500", DEPTH .010" A/Y = 50, FOUND TO BE STRUCTURALLY ACCEPTEBLE PER FEDEX E.A. # F-5330-T0352423 P1: FUSELAGE - PLATES AND SKIN - -FUSELAGE SKIN DENT AT STA 283 JUST AFT / BELOW THE L-3 WINDOW ( NEAR WL= 230.00)