Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
April 5, 2011
Submitted
April 5, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N21108
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27298
Aircraft time
62,369 hours, 16,813 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
143N1017
Condition
Cracked
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

CABIN INTERIOR LEFT FRAME CRACKED STA 760 AT PSU RAIL ATTACH POINT (MARKED). INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AT STA 760 LT FRAME PER SRM 53-00-07, INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AT STA 760 FRAME AT PSU RAIL ATTACH REPAIR 1. POINT BETWEEN STR 8L & 9L PER SRM 53-00-07 REPAIR 1. 53-DIP CONTROL NUMBER 10143 ISSUED FOR REPETITIVE INSPECTION PER SRM 53-00-07 REPAIR 1 ZONE 3, "12000 FLIGHT CYCLES FROM REPAIR INSTALLATION OR 50000 AIRFRAME FLIGHT CYCLES WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. PERFORM A DETAILED VISUAL INSP OF THE FORMED ZEE FRAME REPAIR AT STA 760 AND STR. 8L TO STR 9L (PSU RAIL ATTACH PT) AT 12,000 FLT CYC FROM DATE 4/4/2011 OR 50,000 TOTAL AIRFRAME FLT CYC, WHICHEVER OCCURRES FIRST. REPEAT INSP AT 12,000 FLT CYC INTERVALS. REF: B757SRM 53-00-07 REP 1 (ZONE 3).