Service difficulty report · Floor Support · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 18, 2007
Submitted
October 23, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N584UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26706
Aircraft time
48,363 hours, 16,718 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Floor Support
Condition
Cracked
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

FOUND CORROSION IN AFT PIT AFT OF DOOR. FOUND CRACKED FLOOR SUPPORT WHICH WAS REPAIRED. AFT CARGO PIT WAS FOUND DAMAGED AT ALL THREE AFT PIT FLOORBOARDS. SEVERAL PULLED SCREWS AT MULTI SPOTS TO CAUSE EDGE DELAMINATION DAMAGE. SOME DAMAGE IS LARGER THAN 1 INCH AND AT LEAST ONE HAD PUNCTURED THROUGH IN PANEL. THIS IS A MAJOR CORROSION REPAIR. REPLACED AFT CARGO FLOORBOARDS THAT ARE NOT REPAIRABLE.