Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
November 3, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24391
Part
Floorbeam
Part number
146N51116
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1681
Stage of operation
IN
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

FUSELAGE FLOORBEAM FS 1681 UPPER CAP, HAS CORROSION REPAIR. THE UPPER CAP OF THE FS 1681 PASSENGER FLOORBEAM WAS FOUND WITH SEVERAL AREAS OF CORROSION ALONG ITS LENGTH. THE ENTIRE UPPER CAP FLANGE WAS TRIMMED OFF TO REMOVE ALL OF THE CORROSION. A NEW SECTION OF UPPER CAP WAS FABRICATED FROM THE SAME EXTRUSION AS THE ORIGNAL BEAM AND INSTALLED PER ER/A 368560-14, REV B.