What was found
AFT PIT STATION 1468 STRINGER 29L UPPER INBOARD FLANGE HAS EXCESSIVE MATERIAL LOSS AFTER CORROSION REMOVAL. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. CUT OUT DAMAGE AND EXTENDED PRODUCTION STRINGER SPLICE AS REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- August 30, 2002
- Submitted
- September 11, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N546UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25367
- Aircraft time
- 39,131 hours, 11,700 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Stringer
- 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.