Service difficulty report · Deck Plate · Boeing 757230

Difficulty date
December 3, 2018
Submitted
December 4, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N998FD
Make and model
Boeing 757230
Aircraft serial
24747
Aircraft time
70,075 hours, 25,371 cycles
Part
Deck Plate
Part number
146N53183
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 1685
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

MAIN CABIN AFT WET AREA AFT DECK HAS A BLEND OUT AT APPROX STA 1685 AT RBL 45.5 ORIGINAL THICKNESS IS .071" REMAINING MATERIAL IS .057" OUT OF ALLOWABLE LIMITS PER SRM. FABRICATED REPAIR SHIM FROM 2024 -T3 .012 1"X1" , REPAIR DOUBLER FROM 2024-T3 .063, 5"X6" AND INSTALLED REPAIR TO AFT DECK AT STA .1685 RBL 45.5 IAW B757 SRM 53-60-51-2R REPAIR 2 ALTERNATIVE I.