Service difficulty report · Threshold · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
July 11, 2012
Submitted
July 12, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N533US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
24264
Aircraft time
73,959 hours, 30,791 cycles
Part
Threshold
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fwd Cargo
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 CARGO THRESHOLD CRACKED 12 INCHES FWD OF AFT EDGE CRACKS ARE APPROXIMATELY 3 3/16 AND 1 3/4 LONG. REMOVED EXISTING FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT THRESHOLD BULLNOSE. NEW THRESHOLD LOCATE. NEW THRESHOLD DRILLED AND INSTALLED.