Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
December 11, 2002
Submitted
December 31, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N705TW
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
28479
Aircraft time
21,428 hours, 6,780 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Bulged
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

DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND A BULGE IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN ABOUT STA 688, BETWEEN STRINGER 26R AND 27R. INSTALLED FLUSH REPAIR PER SRM 53-00-01, FIGURE 208.