Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 757230

Difficulty date
August 17, 2019
Submitted
September 9, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N997FD
Make and model
Boeing 757230
Aircraft serial
24738
Aircraft time
65,659 hours, 25,181 cycles
Part
Panel
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FOUND CRACK ON UPPER AFT O/B FIXED WING PANEL. WHERE THE SKIN PANEL 112N3501-5 ATTACHES AT I/B AFT CORNER. REF WRI 57-20/7350. REMOVED PANEL 113N1640-31 FROM OUTBD END OF UPPER LEFT WING FOR REPAIR. THE DAMAGE IS APPROX 1' LONG ON EDGE LAND APPROX 61" FROM INBD END ON FORWARD EDGE OF PANEL. REPAIRED CRACK IN PANEL 113N1855. IAW SRM 57-51-01-2R. RESTORED EXTERIOR SURFACE OF REPAIRED AREA. IAW AMM 51-21-10-07 PANEL IS A SECONDARY STRUCTURE AS REFERENCE 757 SRM 51-00-04-0G AND WILL NOT REQUIRE RII OKAY TO INSTALL. APPLIED SEALANT AND SHIMS UNDER LH/OB PANEL 113N1640-31. INSTALLED ALL RIVETS & THE MAJORITY OF LOCK FASTENERS IN PANEL 113N1640-31 IAW DRAWING 113N1640, REV E.