Service difficulty report · Support Angle · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 13, 2015
Submitted
July 15, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N775FD
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25043
Aircraft time
761 hours, 27,977 cycles
Part
Support Angle
Part number
148N31522
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1790-1825
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 APU INLET REMOVAL. THE PERIMETER OF THE APU INLET HAS CORROSION AT BS 1790 - 1825 FROM STRINGER 3. REMOVED & REPLACED THE SUPPORT ANGLE IAW DWG 148N3152 SHT 1 REV, DWG 148N3105 SHT 1 REV C. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR.