Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
May 14, 2001
Submitted
May 18, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22809
Aircraft time
53,432 hours, 29,577 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Part number
146N509116
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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

THE UPPER CAP OF THE FS 1681 PASSENGER FLOORBEAM WAS FOUND WITH SEVERAL AREAS OF CORROSION ALONG ITS LENGTH. THE UPPER CAP WAS TRIMMED OFF ALONG THE ENTIRE BEAM LENGTH TO REMOVE ALL CORROSION. A NEW UPPER CAP WAS FABRICATED FROM AN ALUMINUM EXTRUSION AND INSTALLED PER ER/A 380597-14, REV A.