Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 20, 2006
Submitted
September 26, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25252
Aircraft time
50,480 hours, 18,504 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Frame
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 880 S21r
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

FRAME AT STA 880 STR 21R HAS HEAT DAMAGE. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. CONDUCTIVITY CHECK FOUND HEAT DAMAGE APPROX 3 INCH FROM EITHER SIDE OF BURNT THRU AND THE FRAME SUPPORT BRACKET ALSO HAS HEAT DAMAGE AT THAT LOCATION. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND STRINGER BURNT THRU, STRINGER LOCATED UNDER RECIRC FAN APPROX 40 INCHES AFT OF BHD 845. ALSO FOUND FRAME BURNED THROUGH AT STA 880 STR 21R. CLEANED UP DAMAGE AREA. MFG FRAME REPAIR SECTION AND SPLICE DOUBLER FOR REPAIR AT STA 880 STR 21R FROM 7075-O AND HEAT TREATED. ACP ROCKWELL HARDNESS TEST OF REPAIR FRAME SECTION AND SPLICE DOUBLER.