Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
May 6, 2011
Submitted
May 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N531US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
23846
Aircraft time
72,678 hours, 29,915 cycles
Part
Stringer
Condition
Corroded
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

FWD PIT STRINGER S24L, 6 INCH FWD OF FRAME STA 760 IS CORRODED. CHECKED LIMITS, L=4.0" W=1.0"D=0.040" ORIG MAT 0.080 INCH OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-30-03 FIG 101 DET.II. FABRICATED STRINGER ON T11/879142, FABRICATED STRINGER SPLICE ON T11/879141 IAW SRM 53-00-04 AND FABRICATED STRINGER CLIP ON T11/880485 IAW DWG.140N2063. REMOVED AND REPLACED STRINGER IAW SRM 51-40-02.