Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
June 12, 2011
Submitted
June 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N568UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26674
Aircraft time
60,932 hours, 22,452 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Stringer
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1420 S29r
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

CORROSION ON STRINGER 29R AT STA 1420. MAJOR REPAIR. REMOVED CORRODED STRINGER AND FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. FABRICATED REPLACEMENT STRINGER, ACCOMPLISHED HFCF INSP AND FOUND CRACK FREE. INSTALLED STRINGER AND SPLICE REPAIR IAW SRM. TREATED & PRIMED IAW AMM MM.