Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
November 12, 2013
Submitted
November 12, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N979FD
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft serial
25592
Aircraft time
56,918 hours, 19,763 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
185N300146
Condition
Distorted
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

UPPER SKIN BETWEEN THE FORWARD SPAR AND FORWARD AUX SPAR FOUND HONEYCOMB HAS BEEN DISTORTED ON THE OTBD END AT STABILIZER STA 224. SKIN REPAIRED IAW EAF-5510-T0303533. REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.