Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 757225

Difficulty date
November 19, 2002
Submitted
December 18, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N913AW
Make and model
Boeing 757225
Aircraft serial
22207
Aircraft time
59,500 hours, 25,514 cycles
Engine time
0 hours, 0 cycles
Part
Stringer
Part number
140N1530
Condition
Cracked
Part time
0 hours, 0 cycles
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

LCQ - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-09 CHECK CORROSION WAS FOUND ON STRINGER 29 L/H, AT BS 1680. MAINTENANCE CUTOUT 4" SECTION OF CORRODED STRINGER AND FOUND CORROSION ON SKIN; CLEANED CORROSION OFF SKIN AND FOUND MATERIAL LOSS OUT OF LIMITS; CUTOUT CORRODED SECTION OF AIRCRAFT SKIN; PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION OF SKIN AND STRINGER CUTOUTS TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST; FABRICATED A NEW SECTION OF STRINGER, AND A STRINGER SPLICE IAW B757-200 SRM 53-00-03, PG. 201. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER FOR SKIN CUTOUT; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW AWA E.R. 19-5361-02345-SS2.