Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 17, 2012
Submitted
January 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N546UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25367
Aircraft time
75,226 hours, 21,907 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Frame
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 PIT FRAME HAS CORROSION BS 1500, STR 30 & STR 29L. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. RMV'D CORROSION ON FAIL SAFE & FOUND MATERIAL REMAINING AFTER BLEND-OUT TO BE .071\ FROM AN ORIGINAL .080\. RMV'D FAILSAFE CHORD, AND SPLICED IN REPAIR WITH 2 NEWLY FABRICATED INTERCOSTAL ATTACH ANGLES PER REO G14496, REV C ON NON ROUTINE 31113, 085625. PER EC-RA #5360-01176, THE BS 1500 LWR FAILSAFE CHORD REPAIR MUST RECEIVE A NEW FAA 8110- 3 SHOWING COMPLIANCE TO 14 CFR 25.571 AND THE DAMAGE TOLERANCE INFORMATION INCORPORATED IN THE AIRCRAFT MAINT PROGRAM WITHIN 12 MONTHS FROM 13JAN12. THIS AIRCRAFT WILL BECOME UN-AIRWORTHY UNLESS A NEW FAA 8110-3 IS OBTAINED ON OR BEFORE 13JAN13. DTA 12-005 CREATED TO TRACK THE RECEIPT OF A NEW 8110-3.