Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
September 15, 2003
Submitted
October 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N658DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24420
Aircraft time
44,764 hours, 21,908 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Part number
146N51116
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 FLOORBEAM WAS FOUND WITH SEVERAL AREAS OF CORROSION ALONG ITS LENGTH. THE ENTIRE UPPER CAP WAS TRIMMED OFF FROM LBL 61 TO RBL 61 TO REMOVE THE CORRSOSION. A NEW CAP WAS MADE FROM ALUMINUM EXTRUSION AND INSTALLED PER ER/A 385627-14, REV A.