Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
June 18, 2007
Submitted
June 22, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N511UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24799
Aircraft time
56,032 hours, 20,971 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 1360
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

AFT PIT AT STA 1360 INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN STR 27R TO 28R IS CORRODED ON BOTTOM. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION NO CORROSION FOUND ON INTERCOSTAL. CORROSION WAS FOUND ON SUPPORT FITTING, SHIMS AND -Z- CLIPS OUT OF LIMITS. FABRICATED & INSTALLED NEW SUPPORT FITTING. REPLACED 2 EA -Z- CLIPS. FABRICATED & INSTALLED NEW SHIM.