Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 3, 2011
Submitted
October 7, 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
Contaminated
Location
Bs 1680
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

CORROSION FOUND UNDER TEE CAP ON FLOORBEAM AT BS 1680 AT RBL 48. REMOVED CORROSION & FOUND OUT OF SRM LIMITS. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGE. ACCOMPLISHED NDT ON TRIMMED EDGE, BLENDED AREA AND FASTENER HOLES COMMON TO REPAIR. NO DEFECTS FOUND. FABRICATED & INSTALLED FILLER, REPAIR STRAP AND REPAIR ANGLE REF EA PD57-53-193 & EVA-81354. MAJOR REPAIR.