Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 9, 2011
Submitted
September 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N573UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26685
Aircraft time
61,230 hours, 22,482 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

MAIN CABIN FLOORBEAM AT BL 0 TO RBL 66 HAS SURFACE CORROSION AT BS 1640. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF T-CAP DUE MATERIAL REMAINING OUT OF LIMITS AFTER CORROSION REMOVAL, AND FABRICATED A NEW SECTION OF T-CAP, SPLICES AND STRAPS PER SRM AND INSTALLED PER SRM ON NON ROUTINE 24413.