Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
April 21, 2022
Submitted
April 21, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N34137
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
30229
Aircraft time
78,915 hours, 18,944 cycles
Part
Stringer
Part number
NA
Condition
Dented
Location
Stringer 16l
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

STRINGER 16L HAS DENT 7" AFT OF STA 395 C/W RII FOR REMOVAL OF DAMAGED SECTION OF STRINGER 16L PER SRM 53-00-03-2R-1 REPAIR 1 STEP 1 PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION OF INITIAL FASTENER HOLES IAW NDT PT REMOVED DAMAGE SECTION OF STRINGE 16L PER SRM 53-00-03-2R-1 6, 51-00-16. NO CRACK INDICATION. REPAIR 1 STEP 1 PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION OF 11 FASTENERS HOLES AT STRINGER 16L STARTING AT STATION 418 GOING AFT PER B757 NTM PART 6-53-30-03, NO CRACKS INDICATIONS NOTED, RII C/W. HAD TO REMOVE EXTRA FASTNERS FOR REPAIR WILL REQUIRE HFEC OF ADDITONAL HOLES PER SRM 53-00-03-2R-1 REPAIR 1 PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION OF REMAINING HOLES AT STRINGER 16L AND FWD SPLICE PER B757 NTM PART 6-53-30-03 & PART 6 51-00-16 .NO CRACKS INDICATIONS NOTED, RII C/W. REMOVED STRINGER 16L AND FWD SPLICE WILL NEED TO HFEC REMAINING HOLES SRM 53-00-03-2R-1 AIR 1 VERIFIED ALL RII ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH PREVIOUS UPDATE HAVE BEEN VERIFIED ALL RII ITEMS FOR ABOVE UPDATE HAVE BEEN C/W. ALSO C/W INSPECTED PART AND AREA OF INSTALLATION AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. PART IS OK TO INSTALL. VERIFIED STRINGER 141N3370-13 FABRICATION AND HEAT TREAT PER C/W SRM 53-00-03-2R-1 STEPS 7-9, OK TO INSTALL REPLACEMENT UPDATED FOR RII BUY BACK OF PREVIOUS UPDATE BOEING DRAWING 141N3370 AND SRM 53-00-03-2R-1 REPAIR STRINGER AND 3 EA. PARTS (SHEARTIE, STRINGER CLIP & FACTORY INSTRUCTIONS STEPS 1 THRU 6. OK TO TREAT AND PRIME STRINGER. SPLICE) THAT WERE REMOVED FOR FOM.