Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
September 8, 2025
Submitted
September 9, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N649DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24389
Aircraft time
93,614 hours, 41,516 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Cap
Condition
Corroded
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

SEAM SEALANT AND THE L/E OF THE UPPER BONDED T/E PANEL ARE BULGED UP WITH CORROSION UNDER THEM, ON THE LEFT WING T/E UPPER SPAR CAP, FROM 2 TO 6 FEET OUT FROM THE FUSELAGE, IN THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATHWAY AREA. REPAIRED L/H WING UPPER SKIN BTW WSTA 160 TO WSTA 199 AFT OF REAR SPAR CORROSION PER DELTA ER/A 628739-14AD. (1188044)