Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 16, 2011
Submitted
September 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N598UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28751
Aircraft time
50,128 hours, 14,029 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 RBL 54. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED CORROSION & FOUND MATERIAL LOSS OUT OF LIMITS OF SRM. REMOVED CORRODED SECTION OF FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD. FABRICATED & INSTALLED REPAIR SPLICE ANGLES, STRAPS & NEW 'T' CHORD SECTION.