Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 29, 2011
Submitted
March 31, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N562UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26664
Aircraft time
61,366 hours, 22,757 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

FWD CARGO FRAME HAS CRACK AT BS 600 AT STR 24L. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: CUT OUT AND REMOVED DAMAGE FRAME, ACCOMPLISHED NDT OF AREA & FOUND NO CRACKS PER REF NDT. FABRICATED REPLACEMENT FRAME ASSEMBLY FROM 7075 T6 ,063 AND HEAT TREATED ON TRAVLER 2486N00415. INSTALLED FRAME AT STATION 600 PER B757-200 SRM.