Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
October 11, 2019
Submitted
October 15, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N543US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
26490
Aircraft time
72,773 hours, 28,014 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1681
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF OPEN HOLE EDDY CURRENT PER AA5311-01207-01B STEP 13, FOUND INBOARD HOLE HAS CRACK INDICATION AT APPROXIMATELY 3 O'CLOCK POSITION AS VIEWED FROM REAR. INDICATION IS IN THE STA 1681 FRAME, NOT THE CLIP ON AFT SIDE OF FRAME. CANNOT DETERMINE LENGTH OF CRACK WITH INSTALLATION STACK UP. COMPLIED WITH ER/A 581570-14AD REV ORIGINAL.