Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
February 29, 2012
Submitted
April 2, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N670DN
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
25331
Aircraft time
64,820 hours, 29,390 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 STA 1520 BETWEEN STR 26&27L / DENT IS NOT ALLOWED IN UPPER FLANGE OF THE FRAME FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW B757 SRM 53-00-07 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1 FIG 101. INSTALLED REPAIR J SECTION AT AFT CARGO STA 1520 BETWEEN STR 26&27L IAW B757 SRM 53-00-07 REPAIR 5 PG 201 GIG201 STEP 10&11. CAT B INSP REQ TO START AT 50K AIRFRAME FLT CYC ZONE 1 METHOD HFEC W/ INTERVAL EVERY 12K FLT CYC PER NDTM PART 6 51-00-01 AND DETAILED INSP EVERY 12K FLT CYC PER B757 SRM 53-00-07 FIG 201 PG 210 REPAIR 5 TABLE 2. A/C HAS 29390.0 FLT CYC. DURING HMV AT SAA/SAT.