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
Delaminated
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

EMPENNAGE RT SIDE AFTER REMOVAL THE UPPER SKIN BETWEEN THE FORWARD SPAR AND FORWARD AUX SPAR FOUND DELAMINATION ON THE LOWER SKIN OF THE HONEYCOMB BETWEEN STABILIZER STA 128 -176. THE UPPER SKIN BETWEEN FORWARD SPAR AND FWD AUX SPAR ON THE LOWER SKIN BETWEEN STABILIZER STA 128-176. REPAIR OUT IAW EAF-5510-T0303533 STABILIZERS-757 HORIZONTAL STABILIZER-MAIN TORQUE BOX UPPER SKIN PANEL REPAIR. REFER TO N02009 FOR WORK DETAILS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.