Service difficulty report · Skin Splice · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 6, 2011
Submitted
December 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N585UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26709
Aircraft time
61,110 hours, 21,645 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin 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 COMPARTMENT SKIN SPLICE CORRODED BS 1398 - BS 1402, STR 26L - STR 26R. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. FOUND SKIN SPLICE OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM BETWEEN STRINGERS 28L-29L, 29L-30, AND 30-29R AFTER CORROSION REMOVAL. REMOVED SHEAR TIES AND FABRICATED A NEW SKIN SPLICE ON N-R 28399 PER BACO DWG 146N3300 AND RE-INSTALLED SPLICE, STRAPS, AND SHEAR TIES ON NON ROUTINE 28167. THIS IS A CAT A, 085625 PERMANENT REPAIR.