Service difficulty report · Angle · Boeing 757*

Difficulty date
March 14, 2023
Submitted
March 15, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N56859
Make and model
Boeing 757*
Aircraft serial
32818
Aircraft time
54,028 hours, 17,167 cycles
Part
Angle
Part number
148313820
Condition
Corroded
Location
Apu Inlet Dr
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

CORROSION ON THE APU AIR INLET DOOR INTERIOR FWD FLANGE, UNDER THE NUTPLATES, AND THE FWD FLANGE IS EXFOLIATED WITH CORROSION BETWEEN THE FLANGE AND FUSELAGE SKIN. REMOVED THE APU AIR INLET DOOR ASSY, AND FABRICATED AND REPLACED THE UPPER AND LOWER FLANGES, AND REINSTALLED THE APU INLET DOOR ASSEMBLY IAW B757 AMM 49-15-01. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.