Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
July 16, 2014
Submitted
August 21, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N977FD
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft serial
24118
Aircraft time
46,394 hours, 20,892 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N35612
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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

FOUND CORROSION ON FUSELAGE SKIN RUNNING UNDERLAP SEAM AT STRINGER 14R FROM BS 781 TO 800 & ON BUTT STRAP SURFACE INSIDE BUTT JOINT AT BS 781. REQUIRING ADDITIONAL STRIPPING FROM BS 781 TO 900. ACCOMPLISHED EA F-5330-T0309546 FUSELAGE PLATES & SKINS LOWER SKIN PANEL CORROSION REPAIR AT LAP JOINT STATION 781 TO 900 STRINGER 14R. CATEGORY B MAJOR REPAIR.