Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 2, 2013
Submitted
July 25, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N534UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25129
Aircraft time
72,004 hours, 26,550 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Structure
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 900
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

LOWER EXTERNAL FUSELAGE BS 900 WING TO BODY ATTACH STRUCTURE FOR PANEL 193AL HAS CORROSION AROUND FASTNER HOLE. REMOVED CORROSION, HFEC ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO CRACKS DETECTED. FABRICATED, TREATED, AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW EA 130753 AND ECRA 5330-04644. REMOVED AND INSTALLED WING TO BODY PANEL IAW AMM 53-30-01. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF DRAIN MAST IAW AMM 38-31-01, OPS CHECKED GOOD. CONNECTED WIRES AND PERFORMED BOND CHECK IAW SOPM 20-30-12, WD 30-71-11 AND SOPM 20-20 -00 OPS AND BOND CHECKED GOOD. MAJOR REPAIR.