Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
November 3, 2019
Submitted
November 5, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6716C
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
30838
Aircraft time
62,759 hours, 23,055 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
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

(AIRCRAFT 6716, L/P 1344153) DURING NDT INSPECTION, CRACK INDICATIONS WERE FOUND ON HOLES 2 AND 9, CORROSION AND SCRATCH WAS FOUND ON HOLE 8. (IN REFERENCE WORK CARD: 5720-01100-0101A-LH ENG DRAG FTG CLAMP-UP & DIAG BRACE, STEP 26. JOB # 008-001, SM). CORRECTIVE ACTION: PERMANENT REPAIR ON DAMAGE HOLES #2, #8 AND #9 UPPER WING SKIN & DRAG FITTINGS WAS PERFORMED PER ETI-57-19-133 REV. 12 AND ERA 582683-14AD SECTION I REV. ORG. AND REPAIR APPROVAL IS LIMITED TO 24 MONTHS OF SERVICE FROM DATE OF APPROVAL ONLY. ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING AUTHORIZATION (ER/A REVISION) IS REQUIRED FOR CONTINUED SERVICE BEYOND THIS LIMIT.