Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 24, 2008
Submitted
April 28, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25252
Aircraft time
55,864 hours, 20,438 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Frame
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 1340
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

AFT PIT FUSELAGE FRAME AT STA 1340 BETWEEN STRINGERS 25R AND 26R DENTED. CUT OUT DAMAGE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SRM 53-00-07 RPR 5. PER SRM 53-00-07 RP R 5 TABLE II THIS RPR REQUIRES SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTIONS STARTING AT 50,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES AND 12,000 FC THERE AFTER THIS IS A CAT B RPR. INSPECTIONS ARE BOTH VISUAL AND NDT.