Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 24, 2011
Submitted
March 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N562UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26664
Aircraft time
61,366 hours, 22,757 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1640
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

FLOORBEAM HAS EVIDENCE OF CORROSION AT STA 1640 FROM BL 64 TO BL 0. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: AFTER CORROSION REMOVAL AREA OF FLOORBEAM WAS OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM. REMOVED DAMAGE UPPER CHORD AT STA 1640 LBL 10 - RBL 65. PERFORMED NDT OF CUT OUT AND FOUND NO CRACKS. FABRICATED NEW TEE CHORD IAW SRM AND STRAPS PER SRM AND INSTALLED. PRIMED AND TOP COATED PER SRM. PERM REPAIR NO DTA.