What was found
CABIN BETWEEN BS 760-780 LT AT STR 17L, CREASE BEAM OUTER SPLICE IS GOUGED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED, REMOVED DAMAGED SPLICE FITTING. MACHINED AND INSTALLED A NEW SPLICE (P/N 143N5548-7).
- Difficulty date
- April 7, 2008
- Submitted
- April 10, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N535UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25130
- Aircraft time
- 56,432 hours, 20,636 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Crease Beam
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Bs 760-780 S17l
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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