Service difficulty report · Longeron · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
November 3, 2010
Submitted
November 12, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N520UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24890
Aircraft time
65,626 hours, 24,631 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 426 S4l
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 CRACK STA 426, STR 4L,11"LONG. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: REPAIRED IAW EVA 80084. REPAIR IS APPROVED FOR STATIC STRENGTH. A NEW 8100-9 MUST BE ISSUED PRIOR TO SEP 17 2012 OR A-C WILL BECOME UNAIRWORTHY. THIS REPAIR APPROVED FOR STATIC STRENGTH. COMPLIANCE TO 14CFR 26.43(D) AND 25.571 IS DF'D FOR PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED 24 MONTHS FROM 9-17-2010. A NEW 8100-9 MUST BE ISSUED FINDING COMPLIANCE.