Service difficulty report · Stringer Fitting · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 27, 2013
Submitted
July 31, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N585UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26709
Aircraft time
66,144 hours, 23,316 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Stringer Fitting
Part number
143N83489
Condition
Gouged
Location
Bs 728
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

MAIN CABIN L2 DOOR AFT DOOR FRAME, INSIDE STRINGER FITTING, GOUGED AT BS 728 AND STR 16L. REMOVED THE L2 DOOR STRINGER FITTING AND FABRICATED A NEW REPLACEMENT FITTING AND INSTALLED IAW ECRA 5311-01623. MAJOR REPAIR