Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
June 5, 2024
Submitted
June 7, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N711ZX
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
28481
Aircraft time
88,601 hours, 23,337 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1555-1565
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

AIRCRAFT 6814, DURING H CHECK MAINTENANCE VISIT, WHILE ACCOMPLISHING JOB CARD 2020-2443, THE STRINGER S-28L P/N 146N3110 179 BETWEEN STA 1555 AND STA 1565 WAS FOUND WITH TWO (2 EA) CORROSION SPOTS. THE LOCATION OF THE CORROSION SPOTS WAS IN THE DATUM OF AN EXTERNAL SKIN REPAIR PER ER/A 618004-14. CORRECTIVE ACTION: BLEND THE DISCREPANT AREA TO REMOVED CORROSION PER B757-200 SRM 53-00-01. FABRICATED THE FWD AND AFT STRINGER SPLICE FROM 0.071 INCH THICK 7075-T0 BARE SHEET, IDENTICAL TO B757-200 SRM 53-00-03. REPAIR 1 REQUIREMENTS EXCEPT OF RETURN FLANGE LENGTH. FOR STRINGER 28L, FABRICATED FILLER SECTION BETWEEN BS 1550-1570 FROM 0.071 INCH CONSTANT THICKNESS 7075-T0 BARE SHEET. INSTALLED THE REPAIR PARTS AS PER B757-200 SRM 53-00-03 REPAIR 1. (LP 0378439, 0378425)