Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 5, 2005
Submitted
February 15, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N578UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26694
Aircraft time
40,138 hours, 13,850 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

FLOORBEAM T-CAP IS DAMAGED AT STA 1640, BL-0 TO RBL 61. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE EXISTING REPAIR REQUIRED MODIFICATION. ORIGINAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY TYPICAL FLOORBEAM CORROSION. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR AND INSTALLED NEW T-CAP SECTION WITH SPLICE ANGLES AND STRAPS.