Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 16, 2011
Submitted
September 16, 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 BS 322 FLOORBEAM CORRODED OUT OF LIMITS BETWEEN BS 320 TO BS 324 AND RBL 40 TO RBL 44. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. RMV'D T-CAP SECTION FROM RBL 68 TO LBL 7. FABRICATED A NEW T-CAP SECTION PER BGACO DWG 141N2937, FABRICATED REPAIR STRAPS AND INSTALLED PER REO G1 4007, REV B ON NON ROUTINE 24348. THE FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD REPAIR AT BS 234, BETWEEN RBL 30 TO RBL 50 HAS RECEIVED FIRST 85625 STAGE APPROVAL FOR STATIC STRENGTH ONLY. A NEW FAA FORM 8100-9 MUST BE ISSUED BEFORE 07SEP2013 FOR THIS REPAIR TO REMAIN VALID. THE AIRCRAFT WILL BECOME UNAIRWORTHY IS A NEW 8100-9 IS NOT RECEIVED PRIOR TO 07SEP2013. DOCUMENTED ON NON ROUTINE 24348.