Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
February 20, 2012
Submitted
March 15, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N697DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
30318
Aircraft time
43,507 hours, 16,443 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Dented
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 DENTED AND CORRODED ON UPPER FLANGE STA 1460 ABOVE STR 25-26L. DENT IS NOT ALLOWED ON UPPER FLANGE OF AFT CARGO FRAME IAW SRM 53-00-07 FIG 101 PG 101-103 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1. AFT CARGO FRAME DENTED AND CORRODED ON UPPER FLANGE STA 1460 ABOVE 25-26L. DAMAGED TO FRAME OUT OF LIMITS DUE TO LOCATION OF DENT. REMOVED DAMAGE AREA,FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR SPLICE IAW B 757 SRM 53-00-07 DURING HMV. REPAIR TO BE ACCOMPLISHED ON SAA NRC 202035.