Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
April 27, 2014
Submitted
April 28, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14118
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27560
Aircraft time
65,949 hours, 16,571 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
146N1020
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, FRAME AT STA 1580 HAS CRACK AT ATTACH FASTENER BETWEEN STRINGER 8L & STRINGER 9L. INSPECTED REPAIR IAW SRM 53-00-07, REPAIR 1, PAGE 207, 16,571 CYCLES NOW. INSPECTED THRESHOLD ZONE 3, 12,000 FLT CYCLES FROM REPAIR INSTALL, OR 50,000 AIRFRAME FLT CYCLES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST REPEAT INSPECTION METHOD DVI, INTERVAL 12,000 FLT CYCLES. Q & C PERFORM A DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FRAME REPAIR LOCATED AT BS 1580 & BETWEEN STRINGER 8L & STRINGER 9L, ZONE 3, AT 12,000 FLT CYCLES FROM DATE 4/26/2014 & REPEAT INSPECTION AT EACH 12,0 00 FLT CYCLE INTERVAL, THEREAFTER IAW SRM 53-00-07 REPAIR 1 TABLE 203.