Service difficulty report · Skate Angle · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
April 28, 2017
Submitted
May 3, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N693DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
29725
Aircraft time
62,776 hours, 24,098 cycles
Part
Skate Angle
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1020-1040
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

MAIN LT SKATE ANGLE CORRODED BETWEEN BS 1020 - 1040. REMOVED CORROSION AND FOUND THE AREA TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-40-13. REMOVED DAMAGE SECTION OF THE SKATE ANGLE, FABRICATED A REPAIR STRAP AND REPAIR CHANNEL, HEAT TREATED TO T6 IAW AMS 2770N AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-00-13, REP 2.