Service difficulty report · Splice · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
December 4, 2019
Submitted
December 27, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N990FD
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22909
Aircraft time
84,848 hours, 43,091 cycles
Part
Splice
Part number
657N43135
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

FUSELAGE MAINFRAME STA 580 FLOORBEAM SPLICE SEGMENT UPPER AFT FLANGE CRACK AT LBL 45.5. COMPLIED WITH EA F-5310-T0351218 P1 TITLE: FUSELAGE-MAIN FRAME- STA 580 FLOORBEAM SPLICE SEGMENT UPPER AFT FLANGE AND SHEAR WEB CRACK REPAIR.