Service difficulty report · Tee Fitting · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
August 16, 2016
Submitted
September 8, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N567CA
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
24608
Aircraft time
68,772 hours, 23,578 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E437
Part
Tee Fitting
Part number
146N876915
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1720
Part time
68,772 hours, 23,578 cycles
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

RIGHT SHEAR PANEL AFT CORNER CRACKED AND CORRODED AT BS 1720 AFT BULKHEAD IN MAIN CABIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TEE FITTING ANGLE IAW SRM 51-40-04. DRAWING 146N8722.