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 RH ENG DRAG FTG CLAMP-UP & DIAG BRACE AS FOLLOW; HOLE # 11 CORROSION ON SKIN AND FITTING BTW 5 TO 8 O'CLOCK POSITION, HOLE # 12 CORROSION ON SKIN AND FITTING BTW 6 TO 8 O'CLOCK POSITION, HOLE # 16 CORROSION ON SKIN AND FITTING BTW 5 TO 7 O'CLOCK POSITION, HOLE # 18 CORROSION ON SKIN AND FITTING BTW 5 TO 8 O'CLOCK POSITION. IN REF: CARD 5720-01100-05B JOB# 152-0001 STEP 14. C. CORRECTIVE ACTION: SUMMARY OF NRC 00136: HOLES #11, #12, #16 AND #18 WERE REAMED TO FIRST OVERSIZE WITH FINAL DIAMETER OF 0.5780 INCH PER AMDS 5720 -01100-05B AND (ET) OPEN HOLE HFEC INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON HOLES #11, #12, #16 & #18 NO CRACKS WERE FOUND AFTER REWORK PER CARD 5720-01100-05B. (1076968)