Service difficulty report · Stringer Splice · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
June 9, 2016
Submitted
June 10, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N34137
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
30229
Aircraft time
62,684 hours, 15,597 cycles
Part
Stringer Splice
Part number
141N32722
Condition
Damaged
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

FOUND DAMAGE TO STR 21R BETWEEN STA 297 AND STA 310. REMOVED STR SPLICE. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION TO ENSURE NO OTHER DAMAGE. REWORK OF STRING SPLICE FLANGE TO ORGINAL CONTOUR, COMPLIED WITH HFEC. FABRICATED REPAIR CHANNEL. INSTALLED REPAIR CHANNEL AND STRINGER SPLICE. REF L/P 3133973 FOR SKIN REPAIR AT THIS STRINGER LOCATION. COMPLIED AVO5181 REV B PENDING ECRA. REPAIR CHANNEL ON STR SPLICE REF ECRA 5310-06858, PART 1. PLACED REPAIR ON DIP REF L/P 3140750, RII INSPECTION OF REPAIR, REF ECRA 5310-0685.