Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 1, 2008
Submitted
May 5, 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
Stringer
Condition
Damaged
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 STA 1400 STR 26L HAS ENLONGATED HOLES IN SIDES OF STRINGERS DUE TO REPLACEMENT STRINGER CLIPS ON FRAME REPAIR. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED, CUTOUT DAMAGE, STA 1390 TO 1410. INSTALLED NEW SECTION AND FILLER AND REPAIR SPLICES.