Service difficulty report · Stringer Splice · Boeing 757222

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
Stringer Splice
Condition
Corroded
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

AFT CARGO PIT PRODUCTION SPLICE CORRODED AT STR 29L AT STA 1465, SPLICE GOES FROM STA 1453 TO STA 1465. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: REMOVED CORRODED STRINGER PRODUCTION SPLICE. FABRICATED & INSTALLED REPLACEMENT STRINGER SPLICE BETWEEN BS 1453 -1465 AT STRINGER 29L REF SRM.