Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
November 12, 2011
Submitted
November 30, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26710
Aircraft time
60,604 hours, 21,501 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

CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM AT STA 1640 BL 0 - RBL 62. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED CORROSION & FOUND BLEND OUT OF SRM LIMITS. CUT OUT DAMAGED UPPER CHORD SECTION OF FLOORBEAM FROM LBL 10 TO RIGHT END OF FLOORBEAM REF PEMCO EA PD57-53-231 & SRM 53-00-51 FIG 201 REPAIR 3. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD, ANGLES, STRAPS & FILLERS PER EA & SRM.