Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
April 30, 2024
Submitted
May 1, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N988AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55068
Aircraft time
57,383 hours, 40,076 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 870-896 L27r
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

CORROSION ON SETTLEMENT AREA OF RUB STRIP FUSELAGE SKIN BTW STA Y=870 RH TO 896.5 RH AND LONGERON 27RH FUSELAGE. SUMMARY OF NRC 00737: CORROSION LEVEL 2. FUSELAGE SKIN BTW STA Y=870RH TO 896.5RH AND LONGERON 27RH WAS REPAIRED PER B717 SRM 53-20-70-2R PROCEDURE 1. PERFORM AN EXTERNAL VISUAL INSPECTION INITIAL AT 8,000 CYCLES AND REPETITIVE EVERY 8,000 CYCLES PER B717 SRM 53-20-70-2R REPAIR 1 PAR 7. (LP #0320030)

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