Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Boeing 757230

Difficulty date
January 12, 2021
Submitted
January 14, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N998FD
Make and model
Boeing 757230
Aircraft serial
24747
Aircraft time
71,722 hours, 26,489 cycles
Part
Hinge Fitting
Part number
146N871163
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

CRACK INDICATION FOUND AT LOWER INBOARD FASTENER HOLE STA 1640 FUSELAGE FRAME WEB, OUTER CHORD, LOWER HINGE FITTING COMMON TO S-14L INTERCOSTAL TEE CLIP. COMPLIED WITH EA F-5310-T0358855 P1. MAJOR REPAIR.