Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 10, 2014
Submitted
October 16, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N785FD
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26682
Aircraft time
68,836 hours, 25,096 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
112N310111
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing
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

LEFT WING, AFTER FILL PORT REMOVAL, UPPER SKIN UPPER SURFACE FOUND CORRODED AT OVERWING FILL PORT ADAPTER MATING AREA. CORROSION REMOVED AND TREATED PER SRM 51-20-01 AND 51-10-02 REV 112. REPAIR WAS CARRIED OUT IAW EA F-5730-T0310960 PT1 . REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR.