Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
March 19, 2014
Submitted
March 21, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N549US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
26496
Aircraft time
53,706 hours, 20,630 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing
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

LEFT WING UPPER SKIN, BETWEEN FRONT SPAR AND REAR SPAR AT STA WS 95 AND WS 204 APPROXIMATELY AT THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH HAS CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION ON LT WING UPPER SKIN SURFACE FROM WS 95 AND 204 APPROX IAW SRM 51-10-02. HFEC INSP REWORKED AREA IAW NDTM PT 6, 51-00-19, NO CRACKS NOTED, HFEC INSP OPEN FASTENER HOLES IAW NDTM PT 6 51-00-16. NO CRACKS NOTED, FLAP PEENED REWORKED AREA IAW BSOPM 20-10-031. RE-INSTALLED FASTENERS OF SAME TYPE AND SIZE, AT REMOVED LOCATIONS AS REQUIRED IAW ER/A 522811-14, REV ORIGINAL.