Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 16, 2007
Submitted
October 19, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24977
Aircraft time
56,130 hours, 20,741 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Frame
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 540 S26-27l
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

FORWARD PIT FRAME AT STA 540 BETWEEN STR 26L AND 27L HAS DENT. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED EXISTING PRODUCTION SPLICE BETWEEN STR 23L-26L AND FABRICATED A NEW PRODUCTION SPLICE AND STRINGER CLIPS AND REPLACED SHEAR TIE -664 ABOVE STR-24L,