- Difficulty date
- May 15, 2011
- Submitted
- May 19, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N575UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 26689
- Aircraft time
- 60,742 hours, 22,540 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- Part
- Crease Beam
- 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
MED R4 CREASE BEAM (HOCKEY STICK) CRACKED AT STA 1681 RBL. REMOVED DAMAGE AT BS1683 & BS 1639. ACP NDT OF CHORD & FASTENER HOLES REF NDT MANUAL, NO DEFECTS. FABRICATED & INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR AT BS 1683 & ANGLE REPAIR AT BS 1639 REF EA PD57- 53-118 & UA-EA 80842.