Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 28, 2001
Submitted
May 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24627
Aircraft time
37,079 hours, 14,031 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Floorbeam
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 CABIN STA 1640 LBL 8 TO RBL 62 TOP CAP OF FLOOR BEAM HAS HEAVY CORROSION. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. CORROSION DAMAGE RESULTED IN REPLACEMENT OF THE DAMAGED SECTION OF THE UPPER CHORD. A REPLACEMENT SECTION OF THE UPPER CHORD WAS SPLICED IN WITH ANGLES AND STRAPS.