Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 17, 2011
Submitted
September 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N581UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26701
Aircraft time
61,244 hours, 21,662 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

FLOORBEAM AT BS 365 CORRODED AT BL 0 TO RBL 67. REMOVED CORROSION & FOUND MATERIAL LOSS TO UPR CHORD 'T' CHORD TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF UPR 'T' CHORD FROM LBL 10 TO TO RBL 68. FABRICATED & INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLES, STRAPS AND 'T' CHORD REF SRM.