Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 3, 2011
Submitted
December 5, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N585UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26709
Aircraft time
61,110 hours, 21,645 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 FLOORBEAM T-CAP HAS EXFOLIATION CORROSION BS 1640, RBL 58.2. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. T-CAP CORROSION WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF FLOORBEAM AND FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR CHORD, ANGLES, AND STRAPS PER SRM, REPAIR 3 ON NON ROUTINE 28078.