What was found
DURING HMV AT SAA, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE BELLY SKIN UNDER THE RADIO ALTIMETER ANTENNA. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED AND A REPAIR WAS INSTALLED PER BOEING INSTRUCTIONS.
- Difficulty date
- September 26, 2008
- Submitted
- October 7, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N648DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 757232
- Aircraft serial
- 24372
- Aircraft time
- 65,836 hours, 30,191 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 143N34713
- 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.