Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 22, 2010
Submitted
October 25, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N595UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28748
Aircraft time
50,223 hours, 13,958 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Sta 1640, Rbl 64
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

MAIN CABIN, FLOORBEAM T-CAP HAS CORROSION ON TOP AND BOTTOM SIDES AT STA 1640, RBL 64 TO LBL 64. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: MATERIAL REMAINING AFTER BLEND OUT EXCEEDS LIMITS OF SRM. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF T-CAP AT BS 1641 FLOOR BEAM FROM LBL 8 TO RT CUSP, FABRICATED REPLACEMENT UPPER CHORD AND SPLICE ANGLES AND INSTALLED IAW SRM, REPAIR 3.