Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 21, 2001
Submitted
January 2, 2002
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
Frame
Condition
Cracked
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

AFT PIT FUSELAGE FRAME STATION 1440 ABOVE STRINGER 25 LEFT IS CRACKED IN INBOARD CHORD FLANGE. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. DAMAGE REMOVED. FRAME REPAIR INSTALLED.