What was found
FWD CARGO BAY THRESHOLD PLATE HAS ONE PREVIOUSLY WELD REPAIR THAT IS CRACKED. STOP DRILLED ONE INCH CRACK IAW ECRA 5310-04203. FILLED CRACK WITH SEALANT APPLIED ALUMINUM TAPE OVER CRACK.
- Difficulty date
- June 24, 2013
- Submitted
- July 12, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N545UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25323
- Aircraft time
- 81,462 hours, 23,503 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2040
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Plate
- Part number
- 654N02441037
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fwd Cargo Sill
- 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.