Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
September 14, 2013
Submitted
September 16, 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
148N3611Y15
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 300
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

FUSELAGE SKIN CORRODED BS 1872. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-10-02. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-01, FIG 101, DET II. REMOVED SKIN IAW SRM 51-40-02. INSTALLED NEW SKIN IAW SRM 51-40-02 AND DWG148N3611. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS CATEGORY "A" MAJOR REPAIR.