Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
April 28, 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
146N1018
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 1540 HAS CRACK AT ATTACH FASTENER BETWEEN STRINGER 8L & STRINGER 9L. . INSPECT REPAIR IAW SRM 53-00-07 REPAIR 1, PG 207. 16,571 CYCLES NOW. INSPECTION 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. INSPECT CABIN FRAME STA 1540, STRINGER 8L - 9L ZONE 3 REPAIR IAW SRM 53-00-07 REPAIR 1 PG 207, 12,000 FLT CYCLES FROM REPAIR INSTALLATION OR 50,000 TOTAL AIRFRAME FLT CYCLES WHICHEVER FIRST, REPEAT EVERY 12,000 FLT CYCLES THEREAFTER.