Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
March 18, 2009
Submitted
March 20, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24391
Aircraft time
66,562 hours, 29,901 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Part number
146N508919
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1640
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

DURING CURRENT HMV, HEAVY CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE FS 1640 FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD. DUE TO SEVERITY OF CORROSION, AND OVER 50 PERCENT REMOVAL OF THICKNESS OF FLANGE, UPPER CHORD WAS CUTOUT AND A MANUFACTURER APPROVED REPAIR INSTALLED, FULL UPPER CAP REPLACEMENT. THE REPAIR IS DOCUMENTED IN ER/A 472914-14.