Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
December 1, 2018
Submitted
December 4, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N722TW
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
29385
Aircraft time
69,252 hours, 17,904 cycles
Part
Stringer
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 560
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

(AIRCRAFT 6816, L/P 0847499) STRINGER 16L IS DAMAGED 2" AFT OF FRAME 560 STA. CUT OUT DAMAGED STRINGER FROM BS546 -570.5. STARTED TO DRILL UP REPAIR PER PRI 573400-14 REV 1 (588392). FINISHED DRILLING UP STRINGER AND SPLICE PER PRI 573400-14 REV 1 (651509). INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIR PER PRI 573400-14 REV 1. STRINGER CLIP NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED AFTER SHEAR TIE REPAIR AT STA 560 IS COMPLETE. INSTALLED STRINGER CLIP; REPAIR COMPLETE PER ER/A 573400-14 REV O. RII COMPLETE.