Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
August 18, 2011
Submitted
September 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N693DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
29725
Aircraft time
44,404 hours, 17,187 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Gouged
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

AFT CARGO FRAME GOUGED ON UPPER RADIUS STA 1520 ABOVE STR 23-26R / FORMED NEW REPAIR SECTION J PER SRM 53-00-07 REPAIR 5 PG 201-212. THIS IS A CATEGORY B WITH THRESHOLD REPETITIVE INSP TO START AT 5010.0 AIRFRAME FLIGHT CYCLES. METHOD HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INTERVAL EVERY 12000 FLT CYCLES NDT PART 6 51-00-01 AND DETAILED INSP EVERY 12000 FLT CYCLES AND PER SRM 53-00-07 FIG 201 TABLE 11 REPAIR 5 ZONE 1 PG 210. A/C HAS 17038.0 FLT CYCLES.