Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
January 25, 2025
Submitted
January 28, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N658DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24420
Aircraft time
101,138 hours, 46,860 cycles
Part
Hinge Fitting
Condition
Gouged
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

DURING HFEC INSPECTION GOUGES WERE FOUND AT HOLE (UPPER/OUTBOARD) APPROX AT 12 O'CLOCK POSITION, AT HOLE ( LOWER/OUTBOARD) APPROX AT 11 O CLOCK POSITION AT LOWER HINGE FITTING ON STA 1640 AND S-14R AND AT HOLE (LOWER/OUTBOARD) APPROX AT 11 O CLOCK POSITION AT FUSELAGE FRAME ON STA 1640 AND S-14R. CORRECTIVE ACTION: SUMMARY OF NRC 0273: HOLE (UPPER/OUTBOARD) AND HOLE (LOWER/ OUTBOARD) ON FUSELAGE FRAME ON STA 1640 AND S-14R WERE DRILLED TO SECOND OVER SIZE (0.277") PER TASK CARD 5311-01218-01B JOB #039-0001, STEP 13. AND ET) HFEC OPEN HOLE INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON DRILLED HOLES, NO CRACKS AND NO DAMAGE WERE FOUND PER B757 NDT MANUAL PART 6, 51-00-16. (0779401)