Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 24, 2008
Submitted
September 4, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N451UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
865
Aircraft time
34,730 hours, 13,297 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Corroded
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 175 IS CORRODED (MARKED). MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED FLOORBEAM 175. TRANSFERRED CABLE ATTACH BRACKETS AND STARTED ASSEMBLY WITH BEAM 210. BEAM 175 AND 210 ARE TOGETHER AND NEED FWD END OF BEAM PUT INTO AC AND DRILL FWD ATTACH HOLES. PICKED UP REMAINING HOLES, STARTED INSTALL. AFT BOLTS REMAINING. INSTALLED AFT BUSHINGS AND BOLTS. INSPECTED BEAM 210 AND BUSHINGS AND BOLTS FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY AND FOUND SECURE.

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