Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
November 17, 2015
Submitted
November 19, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N777FD
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25222
Aircraft time
749 hours, 27,303 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
140N20042
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

CABIN STATION 1480, STRINGER 1 FRAME TWO EACH FASTENER HOLES FOUND ELONGATED. FRAME REPAIR CARRIED OUT AT STATION 1480, LBL 3 & RBL 3 IAW SRM 53-00-07 FIG 201 REPAIR 3 REV 116. THIS IS A CAT B REPAIR WITH A THRESHOLD OF 10,000 FLIGHT CYCLES, AFTER REPAIR HFEC FOLLOW UP AT 12,000 FLIGHT CYCLES INTERVALS. ALTERNATE FOLLOW UP INSPECTION AT 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION INTERVALS. REPAIR CLASSIFIED MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.