Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Boeing 75723A

Difficulty date
November 5, 2015
Submitted
November 6, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918FD
Make and model
Boeing 75723A
Aircraft serial
24290
Aircraft time
73,428 hours, 25,759 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt 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

RIGHT WING UPPER SURFACE FIXED PANEL HAS SEVERAL PULLED RIVETS & PANEL IS BULGING AT ATTACHMENT TO TOP WING SKIN AT AFT REAR SPAR WS 231. ON REMOVAL OF RT WING FIXED UPPER PANEL, CORROSION FOUND ON SKIN & FALSE SPAR. AREAS OF CORROSION REWORKED IAW EA F-5700-T0320957. CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR CAT A WITH NO SMR REQUIRED. EO-F-5100-7-5001 PT 1 ATTACHMENT C UPDATED ON THIS INPUT. REF JPF STAGES 1 - 14 FOR WORK CARRIED OUT.

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