Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 5, 2011
Submitted
August 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N571UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26681
Aircraft time
61,795 hours, 22,878 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Broken
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

MAIN CABIN FLOORBEAM STA 520L IS BROKEN OFF FROM LBL 65 TO THE END OF THE BEAM LT SIDE. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED DAMAGED END OF FLOORBEAM & PERFORMED HFEC ON TRIM OUT PER NDT 6-51-00-19 WITH NO CRACK INDICATIONS FOUND. FABRICATED, LOCATED, DRILLED AND INSTALLED A REPAIR DOUBLER AND TWO EACH STRUCTURAL FILLERS PER REO-G13880 REV A ON NON ROUTINE 20003. THIS IS A CATEGORY 'A' REPAIR PER BACO 8100-9 AND 085625SRM 51-00-06.