Service difficulty report · Frame Splice · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 20, 2008
Submitted
May 23, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N541UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25253
Aircraft time
55,413 hours, 20,471 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Frame Splice
Condition
Gouged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 1520 FRAME SPLICE GOUGED 3 EA PLACES STR 24R TO 25R. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: REMOVED DAMAGE SPLICE. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW SPLICE.