Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 8, 2008
Submitted
July 15, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N546UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25367
Aircraft time
61,831 hours, 18,040 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Frame
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 1681 S16-18r
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

FRAME AT BS 1681 BETWEEN STR'S 16 - 18R HAS DAMAGE. ACCOMPLISHED A MAJOR REPAIR AT GSO. AT HMV-2 A FRAME REPAIR WAS ACP AT BS 1681 BETWEEN S16 -18R PER EVA IMC-20468A. DUE TO BACO DTA RESULTS IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THIS REPAIR IS TIME LIMITED TO 24 MO'S AND NOT TO EXCEED 2000 FLT CYC'S FROM HMV-2 WHICH WAS AT 07SEP2002 WITH PTT=39131 & PTC=11700. PER EVA IMC-20468 REV B, REMOVE OLD REPAIR AND REPLACE WITH NEW REPAIR PRIOR TO 24 MO'S FROM 07SEP2002 OR 13700 CYC'S, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST, NOTE EVA REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS. -INF- :MF3134 CREATED TO RECHECK AT EVERY C CHECK. PERMANENT REPAIR AT HMV 3 SCHEDULED FOR 04SEP0 8 PER EVA IMC 20468 REV C.