Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
August 14, 2013
Submitted
August 14, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N978FD
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft serial
24119
Aircraft time
50,850 hours, 21,982 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
311N5046Y53
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 400
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

NR 2 STRUT BETWEEN PPSTA 128.05 TO PPSTA 209.5 LT SKIN INTERNAL SURFACES WITH SEVERAL AREAS OF CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 54-50-01, PAGE 103, DETAIL II, SECTION A-A. REMOVED SKIN IAW SRM 51-40-02. DRILLED AND INSTALLED NEW SKIN SRM 51-40-02 AND DWG 311N5002. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS CATEGORY A MAJOR.