Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 24, 2008
Submitted
March 28, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N534UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25129
Aircraft time
56,196 hours, 20,706 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Frame
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 1400 S26l
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

AFT PIT FS 1400 FRAME DENTED STR 26L. CAUSE, UNKNOWN. AFT PIT FS 1400 FRAME DENTED STR 26L. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF FRAME INBOARD FLANGE. FABRICATED -5 'J' DOUBLER AND STRINGER CLIPS AND INSTALLED PER REPAIR 5. THIS IS A CAT B REPAIR IN ZONE 2 AND REQUIRES SUPPLEMENTAL VISUAL AND NDT INSPECTIONS TO BEGIN 25,000C AFTER REPAIR INSTALLATION, AND REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS EVERY 11,000C THEREAFTER.