Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 1, 2020
Submitted
November 4, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N781FD
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26673
Aircraft time
74,412 hours, 28,139 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
146N87112
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1640
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
Nature of condition
O, O, O
Precautionary procedure
O, O, O, O

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

What was found

HFEC SURFACE INDICATION OF DEFECT(CRACK)NOTED AND MARKED IN RED SHARPIE ON FUSELAGE MAIN FRAME 1640RIGHT HAND SIDE INNER CHORD FWD RETURN FLANGE RADIUS INLINE WITH STRINGER 14R. INDICATION RUNS FROM EDGE OF FLANGE UNDER STRAP TO SINGLE FASTENER ATTACHED TO FRAME AND STRNGER. LFEC INDICATION CONFIRMS HFEC INDICATION AT STR 14R FOR STEP 3.D OF TASK CARD. CRACK RUNS UNDER STRAP TO FASTENER. REPAIR AS REQUIRED. COMPLIED WITH EA # F-5310-T0357026, FUSELAGE MAINFRAME STA. 1640 FRAME SPLICE REPAIR BETWEEN STRINGER I-9F AND S-20R.