Service difficulty report · Drag Fitting · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
July 11, 2025
Submitted
July 15, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24391
Aircraft time
92,852 hours, 40,666 cycles
Part
Drag Fitting
Condition
Gouged
Location
Zone 400
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 651 A.D.//A.A. DAMAGES WERE FOUND ON OPEN HOLES AT LH ENG DRAG FTG CLAMP-UP & DIAG BRACE AS FOLLOW; HOLE #3 GOUGE ON FITTING BTW 3 TO 5 O'CLOCK POSITION, HOLE #4 CORROSION ON SKIN AND FITTING BTW 1 TO 4 O'CLOCK POSITION, HOLE #5 CORROSION ON FITTING BTW 12 TO 5 O'CLOCK POSITION, HOLE #6 SCRATCHES ON SKIN AND FITTING BTW 1 TO 6 O'CLOCK POSITION, HOLE #7 SCRATCHES ON SKIN BTW 8 TO 12 O'CLOCK POSITION, HOLE #8 CORROSION ON SKIN AND FITTING BTW 1 TO 5 O'CLOCK POSITION AND HOLE #9 SCRATCHES ON SKIN BTW 12 TO 3 O'CLOCK POSITION. IN REF: CARD 5720-01100-04A JOB# 115-0001 STEP 14. C. CORRECTIVE ACTION: SUMMARY OF NRC 00114: HOLES #3 TO #9 WERE REAMED TO FIRST OVERSIZE WITH FINAL DIAMETER OF 0.5785IN PER AMDS 5720-01100-04A AND (ET) BHEC INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON HOLES #3 TO #9. NO CRACKS WERE FOUND AFTER REAMED PER AMDS 5720-01100-04A. (1076625)