SDR FDEA201208233139

Service difficulty report · Deck Plate · Boeing 757230

Difficulty date: August 23, 2012
Submitted: August 23, 2012
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N998FD
Make and model: Boeing 757230
Aircraft serial: 24747
Aircraft time: 65,431 hours, 22,121 cycles
Engine: Pwa PW2040
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Deck Plate
Part number: 146N53183
Condition: Corroded
Location: Bs 1710-1720
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

AFT DECK PLATE FROM BS 1710 TO 1720, RBL 56 TO LBL 56 HAS CORROSION AND EXFOLIATED SURFACES. AFT DECK PLATE FROM STA 1710 TO STA 1720, RBL 56 TO LBL 56 HAS CORROSION AND EXFOLIATION, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-51, FIG 101 DETAIL III SH 4. REMOVED PRESSURE DECK IAW SRM 51-40-02. FABRICATED NEW AFT DECK PLATE IAW DWG 146N5318. INSTALLED NEW AFT DECK PLATE IAW SRM 51-40-02 AND DWG 146N5318. THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.