Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 5, 2011
Submitted
April 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N561UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26661
Aircraft time
61,632 hours, 22,650 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Floorbeam
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

CORROSION ON TOP OF FLOORBEAM AT STA 1640 RBL 24. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: AFTER REMOVING CORROSION FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM. REMOVED TOP CHORD AT 1640 LB 10 THRU RBL 68. FABRICATED REPLACEMENT T-CHORD, ANGLES AND STRAPS FROM 7075-T6511 PER SRM. TREATED AND PRIMED PER MM. INSTALLED PARTS PER SRM. TOP COATED PER MM. PERMANENT REPAIR.