Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
December 9, 2022
Submitted
December 13, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N538US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
26485
Aircraft time
84,288 hours, 27,113 cycles
Part
Fuel Tank
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 984
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

CORROSION ON UPPER SKIN ON CENTER TANK STA 984 WING BOX RH SIDE AT PASSENGER CABIN. CORRECTIVE ACTION: SUMMARY OF NRC00175: UPPER SKIN ON CENTER TANK STA 984 WING BOX RH SIDE AT PASSENGER CABIN WAS REPAIRED PER ER/A 603536-14 REV: ORIGINAL, SECTION I: PERMANENT REPAIR. (2531488)