Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 3, 2014
Submitted
July 11, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N528UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25018
Aircraft time
75,974 hours, 27,902 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Frame
Condition
Dented
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DENT ON AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT MAIN FRAME UPPER SURFACE AT BS 1500 JUST BETWEEN & ABOVE STRINGER 26L & 27L. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGE AREA OF FRAME FLANGE AT AFT CARGO BS 1500 FRAME. FABRICATED, LOCATED, DRILLED & INSTALLED J SECTION REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-00-07 FIG 201 REPAIR 5. THIS A CAT B REPAIR ZONE 1 WITH SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTIONS GIVEN IN SRM 53-00-07 REPAIR 5 TABLE II. INSPECTION THRESHOLD IS 50000 PTC REPEAT INSPECTIONS INTERVAL 12000 FLIGHT CYCLES.