Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
July 5, 2026
Submitted
July 8, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N693DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
29725
Aircraft time
86,196 hours, 34,490 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 0693, DURING NDT INSPECTION DISCREPANT AREAS WERE FOUND AS FOLLOW: ZONE TO BE INSPECTED BLOCKED BY INTERCOSTAL CLIPS ON FRAME BS 600 BTW LONGERONS 2-3L, ALSO PLUG WAS FOUND ON FRAME BS 620 BTW LONGERONS. 3-4L IAW TASK CARD 5330-2564 STEP: 1. FRAME BS 600 BTW L2-3L WAS INSPECTED IAW ERA ER/A 635388-14 REV. ORIGINAL AND FRAME BS 620 BTW L3-4L WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM SRM 53-00-07-2R, REP. 1. PERFORM A DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION ON REPAIRED FRAME BS 620 BTW L3-4L EVERY 12,000 FLIGHT CYCLES PER B757-200 SRM 53-00-07-2R REP. 1 PARAGRAPH 5A TABLE 203 ZONE 3.