What was found
AFT CARGO, CORROSION ON BOTH ENDS OF INTERCOSTAL BS 1480 TO 1500 BETWEEN STRINGERS 26 AND 27R. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-10-02. MATCH DRILLED NEW INTERCOSTAL AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-40-05 AND SRM 51-40-02.
- Difficulty date
- November 7, 2013
- Submitted
- November 12, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N540US
- Make and model
- Boeing 757251
- Aircraft serial
- 26487
- Aircraft time
- 50,218 hours, 19,833 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Intercostal
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Aft Cargo
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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