Service difficulty report · Drag Fitting · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
November 29, 2022
Submitted
December 1, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N537US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
26484
Aircraft time
85,175 hours, 27,184 cycles
Part
Drag Fitting
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON OPEN HOLES AT LT ENG DRAG FTG CLAMP-UP & DIAG BRACE AS FOLLOW; HOLE #15 CORROSION ON COUNTERSINK BTW 7 TO 9 O CLOCK POSITION, HOLE #16 GOUGE ON FITTING LOWER EDGE BTW 12 TO 2 AND 5 TO 8 O CLOCK POSITION, IN REF. CARD. THE DRAG FITTING WAS REPAIRED IAW CARD 5720- 01100-05A AND SRM.