Service difficulty report · Crease Beam · Boeing 7572S7

Difficulty date
July 30, 2002
Submitted
August 21, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572S7
Aircraft serial
23566
Aircraft time
64,658 hours, 25,117 cycles
Engine time
0 hours, 0 cycles
Part
Crease Beam
Part number
146N83261
Condition
Corroded
Part time
0 hours, 0 cycles
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

LCQ - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-08 CHECK CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE LOWER SIDE OF CREASE BEAM AND FLOOR PAN AT BS 1348, LBL 66. MAINTENANCE CLEANED CORROSION AND FOUND MATERIAL LOSS OUT OF LIMITS, CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA OF FLOOR PAN AND PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER, AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW B757-200 SRM 51-70-13, PG. 1-2. REMOVED CREASE BEAM FROM BS 1290 TO BS 1400, FABRICATED A NEW CREASE BEAM AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW B757-200 SRM 51-40-02, PG. 4-7.

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