Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
March 28, 2012
Submitted
March 30, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N647UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25284
Aircraft time
85,857 hours, 13,820 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1197
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

AFT CARGO BAY FLOORBEAM AT BS 1197+22 AT LBL 38 FOUND CORRODED. REMOVED CORROSION & FOUND MATERIAL LOSS OUT OF LIMITS OF SRM. CUT OUT FLOORBEAM SECTION & FABRICATED & INSTALLED FLOORBEAM SPLICE REPAIR, REPAIR 4. THIS IS A CATEGORY 'A' MAJOR REPAIR