Service difficulty report · Crease Beam · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 28, 2011
Submitted
March 31, 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
Crease Beam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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

LEFT CREASE BEAM O/B FLANGE COMMON TO INTERNAL FUSELAGE CORRODED AT STA 1006, LBL 71. AGING ACFT INSP FINDINGS. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: REMOVED CORROSION, FABBED ANGLE, ACP'D HFEC ON ALL HOLES AND AREA FOR CRACKS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSTALLED ANGLE PER PEMCO EA PD57-53-098.