Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 22, 2008
Submitted
July 1, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N536UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25156
Aircraft time
56,109 hours, 20,590 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
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

BS 1440 STR 26L HAS DAMAGE. ACCOMPLISHED MAJOR REPAIR AT GSO--RPR WAS RPL ON PTT#8002108 PER SRM 53 -00-07 RPR 5. THIS IS A RPR IN ZONE 1 AND IS CAT B RPR AND REQUIRES SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTIONS STARTING AT 50,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES AND 12,000 FC THERE AFTER. INSPS ARE BOTH VISUAL AND NDT PER SRM 53-00-07 RPR 5 TABLE II. CURRENT PTC IS 20477. ON NR 46109 -INF- : REPAIR ACCMPLSHED PER SRM 50-00-07 TABLE II ZONE 1. REQUIRING REINSPECTION AT 50,000 CYCLES & REPEAT AT 12,000 CYCLES. THIS IS CAT B REPAIR. EC 50-5330-036SA -A CREATED TO ACCMPLSH INSP'S. DTA 03-184 WILL TRACK REPAIR.