Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
October 30, 2019
Submitted
October 31, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N717TW
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
28485
Aircraft time
74,628 hours, 18,831 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 1280
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(AIRCRAFT 6812, L/P 1339382) TOOL MARK ON PREVIOUS REPAIR ON FRAME STA 1280 STGR 10R. (FUS). CORRECTIVE ACTION: SUMMARY OF NRC 00308: PREVIOUS REPAIR DOUBLER ON FRAME STA 1280 STGR 10R AT PAX CABIN WAS REPLACED PER ER/A 519273-14 REV ORIGINAL; SECTION I. REPAIR APPROVAL IS LIMITED TO A THRESHOLD OF 29,100 TOTAL AIRFRAME FLIGHT CYCLES ONLY. ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING AUTHORIZATION (ER/A REVISION) IS REQUIRED FOR CONTINUED SERVICE OF THIS REPAIR AFTER 29,100 FLIGHT CYCLES.