Service difficulty report · Crease Beam · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
April 24, 2014
Submitted
April 25, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N541US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
26488
Aircraft time
54,338 hours, 21,753 cycles
Part
Crease Beam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1020-1040
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 CREASE BEAM BS 1020-1040, RBL 64, CORRODED. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 53-40-13 & 51-20-01. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-30-13. CUT OUT DAMAGE SECTION OF CREASE BEAM IAW ER/A 52495-14, REV D, HFEC INSPECTED CUT OUT AREA IAW NDTM 51-00-19. NO CRACKS NOTED. FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLES, SPLICE STRAP AND REPAIR SPLICE CHANNEL IAW B, DWG LOR5L53017. INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SRM 51-40-02.