SDR FDEA201112075222

Service difficulty report · Butt Joint · Boeing 757225

Difficulty date: December 7, 2011
Submitted: December 27, 2011
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N941FD
Make and model: Boeing 757225
Aircraft serial: 22691
Aircraft time: 68,155 hours, 27,008 cycles
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Butt Joint
Condition: Gouged
Location: Bs 1621
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

UPON REMOVAL OF SEALANT FROM BUTT JOINT, FOUND VERTICAL SCRIBE LINE ON BUTT JOINT STRAP SURFACE AT BS 1621 FROM APPROX S-10 L THROUGH S-14L. REMOVED SPLICE PLATE AT STA 1621 BETWEEN S-10L TO S-14L IAW SRM 51-40-02. FABRICATED NEW SPLICE PLATE AT STA 1621 BETWEEN S-10L TO S-14L FROM 2024-T3 .090 MATERIAL BATCH NR 0002044224 AND IAW DWG 146N3810. INSTALLED NEW SPLICE AT STA 1621 BETWEEN S-10L TO S-14L IAW SRM 51-40-02 AND DWG 146N3810. MAJOR REPAIR