Service difficulty report · Crease Beam · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 30, 2013
Submitted
August 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N539UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25223
Aircraft time
72,343 hours, 26,469 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Crease Beam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1020
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

RT CREASE BEAM WEB, JUST AFT OF BS 1020 IS CORRODED. CORROSION WAS REMOVED & THE MATERIAL LOSS WAS MEASURED AT.013" WHICH IS OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-40-13. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: CORROSION WAS REMOVED & THE MATERIAL LOSS WAS MEASURED AT .013" WHICH IS OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM. REMOVED CREASE BEAM IAW SRM 51-40-02. HEAT TREATED NEW PART -16 SHEER WEB AND FORMED ON W/O 27236-2400-0002 IAW DWG 144N5140. ANADIZED PART ON WO 458564- 40697. TRIMMED & DRILLED NEW SHEER WEB IAW SRM 51-40-05. PRIME DRILLED & PAINTED IAW 51-20-01 & MM 51-21-00-377-001. INSTALLED NEW RT CREASE BEAM WEB AT BS 1020-1040 IAW 41-40-02 & DWG 144N5140. APPLIED CIC IAW SRM 51-20-01.