Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 757200

Difficulty date
July 13, 2022
Submitted
July 13, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17105
Make and model
Boeing 757200
Aircraft serial
27295
Aircraft time
102,312 hours, 24,136 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
NA
Condition
Cracked
Location
Frame 1540
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

B757-53-3-0571 FRAME 1540LH - PSU SUPPORT TRAIL ATTACHMENT CLIP TO FRAME INTERFACE - INBD RIVET - FRAME AFT SIDE HOLE CRACKED EXTENDING FROM RIVET HOLE. TRANSCRIBED FROM HAECO GSO NR 9281089 REPAIRED CRACKED FRAME AT STA 1540 BETWEEN STR BL - 9L IAW B757- 200 SRM 53-00-07-2R-8, REPAIR B. HAECO GSO MECH V893980 INSP QC4 67 REPAIR CHANNEL). REPAIRED THE ADDITIONAL 2 EA HOLES IAW B757-200 WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. HAECO GSO MECH V901143 INSP QC302 SRM 53-00-07-1A-3 AT STA 1540 FRAME BTW 8L-9L, BOTH REPAIRS ARE CATEGORY B AND REQUIRE SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTIONS AT 12,000 FLIGH T CYCLES FROM REPAIR INSTALL OR 50,000 AIRFRAME FLIGHT CYCLES REPAIRED CRACKED FRAME AT STA 1540 BTW STR 8L-9L IAW B757-200 SR M 53-00-07-2R-0 REP 8. DURING PROCESS OF LOCATING AND DRILLING R EPAIR FASTENER HOLES, 2 EA ADDITIONAL HOLES WERE DRILLED IN THE INBOARD CHORD OF THE FRAME (1 EA ABOVE AND 2 EA BELOW THE -2 HOLES, 2EA ADD HOLES LOCATED ON THE I/B CHORD OF FRAME. REPAIRE 540 FRAME BTW STR 8L & 9L. BOTH REPAIRS ARE CATEGORY B & REQUIRE FRAME FC, WHICEVER COMES FIRST(INITIAL), REPEATS EVEY 12,000 FC D THE 2EA ADDITIONAL HOLES IAW B757-200 SRM53-00-07-1A-3 AT STA1 SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTIONS AT 12,000 FC FROM REPAIR OR 50,000 AIR (ZONE 3). REPAIRED CRACKED FRAME AT STA1540 BTW STR 8L & 9L IAW B757-2SRM5 3-00-07-2R-8 REPAIR 8. WHILE LOCATING & DRILLING REPAIR FASTENER INSPECTED FRAME AND 2EA ADDITIONAL HOLE REPAIRS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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