Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 757225

Difficulty date
April 8, 2003
Submitted
April 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N915AW
Make and model
Boeing 757225
Aircraft serial
22209
Aircraft time
54,127 hours, 23,348 cycles
Part
Stringer
Part number
146N3110184
Condition
Corroded
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

LCQ - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-08 CHECK EXFOLIATION CORROSION WAS FOUND ON STRINGER 29 LT AT BS 1418 AND 1438, IN AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AIRCRAFT SKIN FROM BS 1400 TO 1460, STR 26 LT TO STR 29 RT; BLENDED OUT CORROSION AND FOUND MATERIAL LOSS TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED STRINGER 29 LT FROM BS 1410 TO 1455; FABRICATED A NEW SECTION OF REPLACEMENT STRINGER; INSTALLED REPAIR PART AND REMOVED SKIN IAW 757-200 SRM 51-40-02 PG 4-5, 7-8, 11, & 31-32.