Service difficulty report · Buttstrap · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 2, 2011
Submitted
October 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N581UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26701
Aircraft time
61,244 hours, 21,662 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Buttstrap
Part number
146N38108200
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1400
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

BS 1400 SKIN BUTT SPLICE STRAP WAS FOUND CORRODED IN 3 PLACES BETWEEN STRINGERS S-29R AND S-28R, BETWEEN S-29L AND S-30 AND BETWEEN S-27L AND S-28L. BLENDED CORRODED SPLICE STRAP & FOUND CORROSION OUT OF SRM LIMITS. REMOVED SPLICE STRAP FROM STRINGER S-28R TO S-26L. ACCOMPLISHED NDT OF TRIMMED EDGE, BLENDED AREA & OPEN HOLES COMMON TO REPAIR. NO DEFECTS FOUND. FABRICATED & INSTALLED NEW SPLICE STRAP SECTION AND EXTERNAL DOUBLER PER EA PD57-53-194 AND EVA 81355. MAJOR REPAIR