Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
December 16, 2002
Submitted
December 31, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N705TW
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
28479
Aircraft time
21,428 hours, 6,780 cycles
Part
Attach Fitting
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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

DURING CHECK-C MAINT THE FWD CARGO DOOR FRAME, AFT BARRIER STRAP ATTACH FITTING, AT THRESHOLD, HAD INTERGRANULAR CORROSION. REMOVED FITTING, REMOVED CORROSION, AND REPLACED WITH NEW FITTING WITH HI-LOKS PER SRM 51-40-02.