Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 3, 2008
Submitted
March 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N531UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25042
Aircraft time
56,260 hours, 20,901 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Stringer
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 620 S16l
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

CRACK FOUND IN STRINGER 16L AT BS 620, OUT OF FASTENER HOLE. CRACK VERIFIED ON LT EXTERNAL SKIN REPAIR. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED AT GSO.