Service difficulty report · Crease Beam · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 14, 2002
Submitted
September 24, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N549UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25397
Aircraft time
39,787 hours, 11,694 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Crease Beam
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 FLOOR AREA STATION 1440 TO 1460 STRINGER 17R OUTER CREASE BEAM SPLICE HAD CORROSION AT 1452 TO 1466. ALSO WEB BETWEEN INNER AND OUTER CREASE BEAMS HAD CORROSION BETWEEN 1440 AND 1460. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED WEB AND FACTORY SPLICE REPLACED OUTER CREASE BEAM SPLICE BETWEEN 1452 TO 1466 WITH FACTORY NEW PART ALSO INSTALLED NEW WEB.