Service difficulty report · Splice · Boeing 757200

Difficulty date
January 11, 2022
Submitted
February 14, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N955FD
Make and model
Boeing 757200
Aircraft serial
29114
Aircraft time
35,868 hours, 21,752 cycles
Part
Splice
Part number
657N43135
Condition
Cracked
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

MAIN DECK CARGO COMPARTMENT FLOOR BEAM - UPPER CAP AFT FLANGE CRACKED, AT STA580, LBL45.5 COMPLIED WITH FEDEX EA: F-5310-T0366559 PT1, EA TITLE: FUSELAGE - MAINFRAME - STA 580 FLOOR BEAM SPLICE SEGMENT UPPER AFT FLANGE CRACK REPAIR- REPAIR DOCUMENTATION & REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS PER SR57-53-004. REPAIRED MAIN DECK CARGO COMPARTMENT FLOOR BEAM - UPPER CAP AFT FLANGE, AT STA580, LBL45.5. THIS IS CATGORY B REPAIR. THE REPETITIVE INSPECTION THRESHOLD: 12000FC AFTER REPAIR, REPETITIVE INSPECTION INTERVAL: EVERY 12000FC, INSPECTION METHOD: HFEC AND DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ER17-094, SECTIONS 8.1 AND 8.3. MAJOR REPAIR IAW FEDEX GMM6-2-100. REFER TO WRI: 53106433 FOR WORK DETAIL.

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