Service difficulty report · Splice · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
January 24, 2001
Submitted
January 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N683DA
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
27103
Aircraft time
27,893 hours, 13,597 cycles
Part
Splice
Part number
146N38108200
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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

THE SKIN BUTT SPLICE STRAP AT FS 1401 WAS FOUND CORRODED BETWEEN STRINGERS 27L & 28L. THE SPLICE WAS CUT BETWEEN STRINGERS 26L & 27L AND THE LOWER SECTION WITH THE CORROSION REMOVED. A NEW SECTION WAS INSTALLED AND SPLICED WITH AN ALUMINUM REPAIR STRAP PER ER/A 379695-14, REV A.