Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
August 20, 2014
Submitted
September 4, 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
146N37801
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 20R FROM BS 1620 TO 1720. ACCOMPLISHED EA F-5330-T0309169 FUSELAGE PLATES & SKINS LOWER SKIN PANEL CORROSION AT LAP JOINT STATION 1621 TO 1720 STRINGER 20R. CATEGORY A MAJOR REPAIR.