Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
April 11, 2024
Submitted
April 12, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N548US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
26495
Aircraft time
85,654 hours, 30,751 cycles
Part
Panel
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
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 5648 RUDDER LH SIDE AFT OF VERT STAB PANEL 324DL HAS NUMEROUS AREAS OF CHIPPED PAINT EXPOSING COMPOSITE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR ON RUDDER LH SIDE AFT EDGE AT RUD STA 229 IAW NB757-200 SRM 55-40-01-2R-1 AND B757-200 SRM 51-70-04-0G. (0288785)