What was found
CORROSION INSIDE OF BUTT JOINT AT BS 900 AND BULGING SEALANT OBSERVED BETWEEN STRINGERS 16-17R. FOUND SPLICE PLATE CORRODED. REPLACED SPLICE PLATE IAW SRM 51-40-02.
- Difficulty date
- June 3, 2012
- Submitted
- July 23, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N635DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 757232
- Aircraft serial
- 23762
- Aircraft time
- 78,922 hours, 36,890 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Splice Plate
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Bs 900
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.