Service difficulty report · Crease Beam · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 15, 2011
Submitted
February 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26657
Aircraft time
61,363 hours, 22,648 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Crease Beam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1030 - 1040
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 T-CHORD HAS CORROSION FROM STA 1030 TO 1040 AT RBL 70. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: AFTER CORROSION WAS REMOVED IT WAS FOUND TO BE BEYOND LIMITS AT INBD CHORD AT FS1021, 1025 AND 1029 AT RBL 63. A NEW CHORD CREASE BEAM WAS INSTALLED WITHOUT DEVIATION TO PD57-53-084 AND IS CONSIDERED A PERMANENT REPAIR WITH A 8100-9 PROVIDED.