Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757230

Difficulty date
November 2, 2012
Submitted
November 5, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N998FD
Make and model
Boeing 757230
Aircraft serial
24747
Aircraft time
65,431 hours, 22,121 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
112N31011
Condition
Corroded
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.

What was found

LEFT WING UPPER SKIN UPPER SURFACE CORRODED. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS, WITHIN 1.5 IN. OF ANY CHORD WISE ROW OF FASTNERS IAW SRM 57-20-01, FIG 101, NOTE "A". THIS REPAIR IS A CATEGORY A , MAJOR REPAIR.