Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
January 9, 2023
Submitted
January 11, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6709
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
30481
Aircraft time
72,966 hours, 27,399 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
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

SHIP 6709 [AD // AA] DAMAGES WERE FOUND ON LH ENG DRAG FTG HOLES #11 TO #18 AS FOLLOWS: HOLE #12, CORROSION ON SKIN AT 1 CLOCK POS AND GOUGE ON FITTING AT 8 CLOCK POS ; HOLE #16 CORROSION ON FITTING BTW 2-5 CLOCK POS. IN REF TASK CARD. CORRECTIVE ACTION: SUMMARY OF NRC 00084: HOLES #12 AND #16 WERE REAMED WITH DIAMETER 0.5780" PER CARD. (2575155)