Service difficulty report · Floor Panel · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 2, 2012
Submitted
January 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26657
Aircraft time
64,256 hours, 23,724 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Floor Panel
Condition
Damaged
Location
Aft Galley
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

AFT GALLEY FLOORING PEELING UP NOT ALLOWING CARTS TO BE PULLED OUT. MAINT TEXT: APPEARS TO BE LOTS OF MOISTURE UNDER FLOOR PAN AT REAR CART NEXT TO AFT LAV, REMOVING FLOOR PAN TO DETERMINE CONDITION OF FLOORBOARD UNDERNEATH. ALSO LOOSE FLOOR PAN UNDER 2ND CART FROM DOOR 4R. AREA CLEANED REF GMM 05-30-06 AREA TAPED. CHECKED CONDITION OF FLOORBOARD NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED THRESHOLD TO CLEAN UNDER FLOOR AS CLOSE TO MUSHROOM FITTINGS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. RESECURED PAN TO FLOOR WITH DOUBLEBACKED TAPE AND INSTALLED NEW THRESHOLD PCN 833-1164. SEALED CORNERS WHERE REQUIRED WITH RTV.