Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
July 17, 2014
Submitted
August 18, 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
146N33702
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 UNDER LAP SEAM AT STRINGER 20R FROM AFT EDGE OF AFT CARGO DOOR TO BS 1460 & FROM BS 1340 TO BS 1360 REQUIRING ADDITIONAL STRIPPING FROM BS 1180 TO FWD EDGE OF AFT CARGO DOOR. ACCOMPLISHED EA F-5330-T0309493 FUSELAGE PLATES & SKINS LOWER SKIN CORROSION REPAIR AT LAP JOINT STATION 1180 TO 1459 STRINGER 20R. CATEGORY A MAJOR REPAIR.