Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 6, 2008
Submitted
January 10, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N532UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25072
Aircraft time
56,434 hours, 18,877 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Frame
Condition
Damaged
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

FRAME AT STA 1280, STR 27L IS DAMAGED. A TIME LIMITED REPAIR AT FRAME STA 1280 AND STR 27L WAS REMOVED PER UAL EVA IMC-30128 FOR REPLACEMENT WITH A PERMANENT REPAIR. THE EXISTING REPAIR DID NOT PASS DTA ANALSYS. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR AND TRIMMED OUT THE BS 1280 FRAME FLANGE TO REMOVE ALL DAMAGE AND FABRICATED A NEW REPAIR ANGLE AND FILLER AND INSTALLED BETWEEN STR 26L -28L. THIS REPAIR IS TIME LI MITED FOR 12 MONTHS FROM 02JAN08