What was found
DURING WINGLET MOD, THE LT WING REAR SPAR LOWER CHORD WAS DAMAGED BY TOOLING. A GOUGE WAS BLENDED SMOOTH AND TREATED FOR CORROSION PROTECTION. THE BLEND AND TREATMENT WAS APPROVED BY BOEING.
- Difficulty date
- September 29, 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)
- 5711 · Wing Spar
- Part
- Spar
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Lt Wing
- 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.