Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 25, 2011
Submitted
March 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N566UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26670
Aircraft time
61,257 hours, 22,672 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1661
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 CORROSION AT STATION 1661 LBL 11 AND RBL 4. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: REMOVED CORROSION AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA OF TOP CHORD AND FABRICATED REPLACEMENT BEAM AND 2 SUPPORT ANGLE AND 2 STRAPS IAW SRM. TREATED AND PRIMED ALL PARTS PER 757 SRM. INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM AND TOP COATED PER SRM.