Service difficulty report · Floor Support · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 5, 2007
Submitted
September 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N520UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24890
Aircraft time
56,163 hours, 21,046 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Floor Support
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 PIT STA 1398 ABOVE 27R FLOOR SUPPORT CORRODED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED CORROSION AND CHECKED LIMITS - MATERIAL THICKNESS FOUND 0.063. REMAINING MATERIAL 0.044 WAS OUT OF LIMITS OF SRM. REMOVED STRINGER AND FABRICATED NEW STRINGER, APPLIED ALODINE, PRIMED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM, PAINTED AND SANDED.