What was found
DENT IN UPPER LEG (INBOARD FLANGE) OF FUSELAGE FRAME BS 520, LBL 36. *S/D* ACCOMPLISHED A MAJOR REPAIR AT GSO. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGE TO FRAME INNER FLANGE, REMOVED EXISTING PRODUCTION SPLICE, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED A REPAIR J-ANGLE.
- Difficulty date
- July 17, 2008
- Submitted
- July 28, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N542UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25276
- Aircraft time
- 56,555 hours, 20,699 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Dented
- Location
- Bs 520
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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