Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 21, 2010
Submitted
December 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N561UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26661
Aircraft time
61,140 hours, 22,458 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Frame
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 1420 S26l
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

FUSELAGE LWR LOBE FRAME IN THE AFT PIT STA 1420 STR 26L HAS DAMAGE. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE ACP'D MAJOR REPAIR ON FUSELAGE LOWER LOBE FRAME IN THE AFT PIT STA 1420, STR 26L, REF SRM 53-00-07, RPR 5 AT C-04 VISIT ON W-U F5477P. THIS IS A CATEGORY 'B' REPAIR. THRESHOLD TO BEGIN SUPPLEMENTAL HFEC AND DVI IS 12000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER THE REPAIR, WITH REINSP INTERVAL OF 11000 FLIGHT CYCLES.