Service difficulty report · Stringer Splice · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
November 25, 2019
Submitted
December 2, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N543US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
26490
Aircraft time
72,776 hours, 28,018 cycles
Part
Stringer Splice
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1620
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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 STRINGER 20R SPLICE AT BS 1620 IS CRACKED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW AFT CARGO BS 1620 STRINGER 20R SPLICE IAW SRM 51-40-02 AND DWG 146N3821 REV P.