Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
November 18, 2012
Submitted
December 13, 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 AND STR 29L. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: REMOVED CORROSION ON FAIL SAFE AND FOUND MATERIAL REMAINING AFTER BLEND-OUT TO BE .071" FROM AN ORIGINAL .080". REMOVED FAIL SAFE CHORD, SPLICED IN REPAIR WITH 2 NEWLY FABRICATED INTERCOSTAL ATTACH ANGLES.