Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
April 16, 2021
Submitted
April 20, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N660DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24422
Aircraft time
92,748 hours, 42,073 cycles
Part
Hinge Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1640
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

SHIP 660 STATION 1640 R/H SIDE LOWER HINGE FITTING O/B CENTER/MIDDLE FASTENER HOLE HA 2 EACH CRACK INDICATIONS APPROXIMATELY AT THE 3 OCLOCK & 9 OCLOCK POSITIONS (AFT LOOKING FORWARD). CORRECTIVE ACTION: ACCOMPLISHED FREEZE PLUG REPAIR AT STA 1640RH LOWER HINGE FITTING O/B CENTER/MIDDLE FASTENER HOLE IAW ER/A 590874-14 AD REV ORIGINAL. (1783716)