Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 22, 2009
Submitted
July 22, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N565UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26669
Aircraft time
55,688 hours, 20,672 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Panel
Part number
654N024402
Condition
Corroded
Location
Cargo Bay
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

AFT CARGO PIT FLOOR PANEL DAMAGED AND CORROSION ON UNDERLYING STRUCTURE. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. FLOOR PANEL REMOVAL. CORROSION WAS NOTED AT THE SILL PLATE HAT CHANNEL EXTENDING THE WIDTH OF THE CARGO PIT ENTRY WAY. REMOVED AFT PIT UPPER SCUFF PLATE. ORDERED AND RECEIVED NEW SILL PLATE HAT CHANNEL (TRANSITION PANEL). INSTALLED PANEL AND UPPER SCUFF PLATE. WORKED ON W-U 30802. MANUFACTURING INTERCOSTAL, WORKING FLOORBOARD STR REPLACEMENT. LIGHT CORROSION ON 2ND INTERCOSTAL. EVALUATED SKIN, GOOD.