Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
December 30, 2024
Submitted
January 2, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N718TW
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
28486
Aircraft time
87,641 hours, 22,545 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 6815 WORKING AMDS 5720-01100-05A, LH WING STEP,14 HOLE 13 HAS CRACK INDICATION RADIATING FROM THE 7 O'CLOCK FROM FWD. INDICATION REMAINS AFTER 1ST OVERSIZE CUT TO 0.577. CORRECTIVE ACTION: ENSURED SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS ARE PROTECTED PER AMM 20-60. COMPLETED TABLE 1 AND 2 COLUMNS A AND B PER ATS PER 24-03215 REV P1. INSPECTED HOLE 13 PER PER 24 -03125 REV P1 AND 757 NTM PART 6 51-00-16. CRACK INDICATION AT 7 O'CLOCK. PROVIDED RESULTS WC 5720-01100-2A AND 3A TO ATS ENGINEERING. REAMED HOLE#13 INSPECTED HOLE 13 PER 757 NTM PART 6, 51-00-16. HFEC SHOWS CRACK INDICATION REMAINS AT 7 O'CLOCK IN TOP SHEET HALFWAY TO THE SHIM LAYER. REAMED HOLE 13 TO .6089. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF HOLE 13 PER 757 NTM PART 6 51-00-016. NO CRACK INDICATION FOUND. COMPLIED WITH ATS PER 24-03215 REV P2 PART 2 BLOCK 1. COMPLIED WITH PART 2 BLOCK 2. COMPLIED WITH PART 2 BLOCK 3.COMPLIED WITH PART 2 BLOCKS 4, 5 AND 6. COMPLIED WITH ATS PER 24-03215 REVS P1 AND P2.