Service difficulty report · Crease Beam · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 29, 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

RIGHT CREASE BEAM UPPER SURFACE HAS CORROSION AT BS 975 AT RBL 71. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: CORROSION FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM. FABRICATED NEW CREASE BEAM WEB OUT OF 7075-0 .063 PER SRM. HEAT TREATED AND PRIMED PER AMM. TOP COATED CREASE BEAM WEB AMM. INSTALLED RT CREASE BEAM WEB IAW 757-200 SRM.