Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 4, 2001
Submitted
December 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24977
Aircraft time
38,020 hours, 14,060 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Stringer
Condition
Gouged
Stage of operation
IN
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

AFT PIT FRAME AT STATION 1520, FRAME SPLICE HAS 3 AREAS OF DAMAGE FROM SIDEWALL PANEL SCREWS-SCREWS GOUGED INTO FRAME SPLICE STRINGER 24R. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED SPLICE.