Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
December 17, 2012
Submitted
December 18, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N546US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
26493
Aircraft time
52,322 hours, 17,033 cycles
Part
Attach Fitting
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 897
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

LOWER FUSELAGE, BS 897, BODY FAIRING ATTACHMENT FRAME AT BL 0, CORROSION FOUND. CORROSION REMOVED IAW SRM 51-10-02, MATERIAL REMOVED 0.072 " (L-18" W-1") ORIGINAL MATERIAL THICKNESS MEASURED 0.090" AND FOUND OUT CORROSION STILL EXISTS IAW BSOPM 20-20-02 REV 5. DAMAGED FRAME ATTACHMENT R & R IAW SRM 51-40-02.