SDR FDEA202103160671

Service difficulty report · Tee Fitting · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date: March 16, 2021
Submitted: March 18, 2021
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N773FD
Make and model: Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial: 24872
Aircraft time: 80,810 hours, 31,586 cycles
System (JASC): 5340 · Fuselage Main, Attach Fittings
Part: Tee Fitting
Condition: Damaged
Location: Bs 1640
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: E
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

TEE CLIP COMMON TO STA 1640 FUSELAGE FRAME WEB AND STRINGER S-14L SHOWS 2 EA REJECTABLE INDICATIONS ON ON UPPER AND LOWER INBOARD HOLES. POSSIBLE TOOLING DAMAGE. UPPER INB HOLE INDICATION APX 1 O'CLOCK POSITION. POSITION. LOWER INB HOLE INDICATION APX AT THE 5 O'CLOCK POSITION. COMPLIED WITH FEDEX EA # F-5310-T0360105-P1 FUSELAGE - MAINFRAME - FRAME, STA 1640, S-14L, CRACK INDICATION * THIS EA DEVIATES FROM EO F-5310-E0344602.