Service difficulty report · Shim · Boeing 75726D

Difficulty date
December 29, 2018
Submitted
January 24, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N819DX
Make and model
Boeing 75726D
Aircraft serial
33959
Aircraft time
36,506 hours, 18,895 cycles
Part
Shim
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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

SHIP 6819 STA 440 STR 30 SKIN PILLOWED AND POPPED RIVET HEADS AT BUTT SPLICE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED FASTENERS TO GAIN ACCESS TO PILLOWED SKIN. CLEANED AREA AND SKINS. REMOVED TAPERED SHIM. FOUND SHIM TO BE CORRODED. PERFORMED DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION OF SURROUNDING AREA IAW TOP 40-10-10. DAMAGE/CORROSION CONTAINED TO SHIM REF ABOVE. FABRICATED SHIM OF 2024-T3 PER DWG. INSTALLED REMOVED SHIM AND FASTENERS PER DWG AND B757 SRM. INSTALLED SHIM PER DWG AND B757 SRM. (5283054)

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