Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
August 12, 2012
Submitted
August 15, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N503US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
23192
Aircraft time
86,162 hours, 35,863 cycles
Part
Stringer
Condition
Cracked
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

STRINGER 15L HAS A CRACK AT STA 624 REMOVED DAMAGED STRINGER. PERFORMED BHEC OF STRINGER PER B757 SRM 53-00-03 REPAIR 1 FIG 201 STEP 2. FOUND 1 HOLE IN LOWER HAT JUST AFT OF CUT LINE. NO OTHER INDICATIONS. TRIMMED OUT CRACK AND MADE REPAIR PARTS PER B757 SRM 53-00-03 REPAIR 2. INSTALLED PERM REPAIR PER B757 SRM 53-00-03 FIGURE 201 REPAIR 1.