Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
June 26, 2010
Submitted
June 27, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22910
Aircraft time
72,505 hours, 35,565 cycles
Part
Attach Fitting
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 200
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 MX, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON A FLOOR PANEL ATTACH CHORD ADJACENT TO NUTPLATES. THE CORROSION WAS BEYOND MFG LIMITS AND THE DAMAGE CHORD REMOVED. FABRICATED NEW CHORD FROM EXTRUSION BAC 1506-1108 EXTRUSION. INSTALLED THE NEW CHORD SECTION IAW THE SRM. ITEM RETURNED TO SERVICE.