Service difficulty report · Floor Panel · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 10, 2011
Submitted
May 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N575UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26689
Aircraft time
60,742 hours, 22,540 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Floor Panel
Condition
Corroded
Location
Cargo Bay
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

AFT CARGO PIT FLOOR PAN JUST INBOARD OF CARGO DOOR HAS SEVERAL AREAS OF EROSION AT FLOOR PAN EDGES AND THROUGH OUT PAN. STARTED FLOOR PANEL REMOVAL FOR CORROSION EVALUATION. REMOVED PRODUCTION SPLICE AND STRINGER CLIP IAW B757 SRM. NEW SPLICE HEAT TREATED LOCATED AND DRILLED PER SRM. TREATED AND PRIMED IAW 757 SRM. INSTALLED PER SRM.