Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 4, 2013
Submitted
July 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24860
Aircraft time
73,588 hours, 27,400 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Attach Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 350 S6l
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

MAIN CABIN LT FWD ENTRY DOOR UPPER FRAME TO STRINGER ATTACH FITTING IS CRACKED AT BS 350, S6L, WL 281. R & R L1 DOOR UPPER FRAME TO STRINGER ATTACH FITTING IAW SRM 51-40-02 PAR 7, FIG 12. MAJOR REPAIR.