Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
June 30, 2002
Submitted
July 9, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25252
Aircraft time
37,132 hours, 13,571 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

CABIN FLOORBEAM HAD EXCESS CORROSION AT STATION 740 RBL 62 STRINGER 17L, ALSO GUTTER UNDER STRUCTURE L-CHANNEL WAS CORRODED STATION 740, 62 RBL. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. INSTALLED NEW SECTION OF INNER CREASE BEAM FROM 664 TO 756. A NEW UNDER GUTTER L-CHANNEL WAS FABRICATED, ALSO U-CHANNEL FOR BETWEEN STATION 720-740.