Service difficulty report · Shear Web · Boeing 757200

Difficulty date
April 10, 2008
Submitted
May 16, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N741PA
Make and model
Boeing 757200
Aircraft serial
24737
Aircraft time
55,899 hours, 19,371 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Shear Web
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
Part time
55,899 hours, 19,371 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

MAIN CABIN SHEAR WEB AT BS 1681 BETWEEN LBL 12 INCH AND RBL 24 INCH AT FLOOR ATTACHMENT HOLES, CORRODED. CUT OUT CORRODED AREA AND PERFORMED SRM REQUIRED INSPECTION FOR CRACKS. NO CRACKS FOUND. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR AS CALLED OUT BY SRM TREATED AND PRIMED AREA.

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