What was found
RIGHT WING LOWER SKIN IS BENT WITH 2 EACH SKIN PLUGS AT RIB 23 LOWER INSPAR SPLICE. DEFECT NOTED DUE TO FAILED LEAK CHECK AT SPLICE. INSTALLED SHIM AND FASTENERS IAW APB DRAWLINE. PLUG INSTALLED DURING MOD.
- Difficulty date
- January 27, 2015
- Submitted
- January 29, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N685DA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757232
- Aircraft serial
- 27588
- Aircraft time
- 67,984 hours, 27,370 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Rt 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.