Service difficulty report · Drag Fitting · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
April 23, 2021
Submitted
April 26, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N687DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
27586
Aircraft time
71,363 hours, 30,351 cycles
Part
Drag Fitting
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Engine
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 687 A.A. DAMAGES WERE FOUND ON OPEN HOLES AT LH ENG DRAG FTG CLAMP UP AS FOLLOW; HOLES # 11 TO 16 AND 18 CORROSION AND SCRATCHES ON SKIN AND FITTING, ALSO HOLE #15 PRESENTS PREVIOUS TOOL MARKS IN FITTING AT THE LOWER EDGE AFTER REMOVED BOLT AND HOLE 17 WAS FOUND ELONGATED PER CARD. CORRECTIVE ACTION: SUMMARY OF NRC 00361: HOLES 11 TO 18 WERE REAMED PER CAR JOB #143 0001 AND HFEC WERE ACCOMPLISHED AND NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. (1789818)