Service difficulty report · Stringer Splice · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
June 6, 2008
Submitted
July 1, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N544UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25322
Aircraft time
62,453 hours, 18,048 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Stringer Splice
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RIGHT WING UPPER STRINGER SPLICES 757-3503 -8 AND -10 HAVE SHORT EDGE MARGIN (WINGLET MOD). ACCOMPLISHED MAJOR REPAIR AT GSO-TRIMMED -8 STR SPLICE PER REO-G12358. NDT INSP PER PT 6, 51-00-19. NO DEFECTS NOTED. ROTO PEENED PER REO AND SRM 51-20-13. INSTALLED 757-3503-10 SPLICE PER REO N-R 30599.