Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
January 11, 2016
Submitted
January 21, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N953AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55015
Aircraft time
43,506 hours, 30,190 cycles
Part
Fuel Tank
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 696-737
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.

What was found

THE UPPER LT EXTERNAL SURFACE OF THE CENTER WING FUEL TANK HAS AREAS OF CORROSION FROM BS 696 TO 737, LBL 30 TO FUSELAGE SKIN. AREAS MARKED. REF 63165-0100-0187. BLENDED AND REMOVED CORROSION ON UPPER SKIN IAW SRM 57-10-01. MATERIAL REMOVED .010 IN SKIN IS WITHIN LIMITS IAW 57-10-01, FIG 108.

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