Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 31, 2012
Submitted
December 3, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N595UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28748
Aircraft time
57,116 hours, 15,979 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Stringer
Condition
Damaged
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

FUSELAGE STRINGER 16L AT BS 615 WAS FOUND DAMAGED FROM PREVIOUS REPAIR INSTALLATION. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF STRINGER FROM BS 590-650. ACP NDT OF FASTENER HOLES FOR CRACKS NONE FOUND. FABRICATED & INSTALLED STRINGER SPLICE REPAIR REF SRM 53-00-03 REPAIR NR 1 ZONE 1.