Service difficulty report · Drag Fitting · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 25, 2022
Submitted
October 26, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N774FD
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26709
Aircraft time
74,994 hours, 27,903 cycles
Part
Drag Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

HOLE #3HAS CORROSION INDICATIONS IN FITTING, HOLE # 8 HAS CRACK INDICATION IN FITTING APPROX .0625" FROM BOTTOM OF HOLE AT THE 5-6 O'CLOCK POSITION LOOKING FORWARD, SIZE OF INDICATION APPROX .030. REPLACED LH WING, UPPER INBD DRAG FITTING IAW FEDEX EA # F-5730-T0371215-P1.