Service difficulty report · Fill Port · Boeing 757204

Difficulty date
February 16, 2021
Submitted
February 25, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N923FD
Make and model
Boeing 757204
Aircraft serial
26266
Aircraft time
66,618 hours, 26,021 cycles
Part
Fill Port
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt 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

L/H OVERWING FILL PORT FAILED BONDING CHECK HAS EVIDENCE OF CORROSION EVALUATED L/H OVERWING FILL POART IAW SRM 57-20-01-1A ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 3, FIG 102 AND FOUND FILL PORT TO BE OUTSIDE SRM LIMITS. LIMIT OF REMAINING THICKNESS 0.240" ACTUAL=0.220". REPAIRED L/H OVERWING FILL PORT IAW SRM 57-20-01-2R REPAIR 7. THIS IS A CAT A MAJOR REPAIR.