Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 13, 2012
Submitted
May 25, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N545UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25323
Aircraft time
77,522 hours, 22,467 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1640
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 BS 1640 FLOORBEAM UPPER TEE CAP CORRODED BETWEEN BL 0 AND LBL 10. BLENDED CORROSION AND FOUND MATERIAL LOSS OUT OF SRM LIMITS. CUT OUT DAMAGE FROM RBL 3 - LBL 10. ACCOMPLISHED NDT OF REPAIR CUT-OUT AREA. NO DEFECTS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED TEE, ANGLES AND STRAPS REPAIR REF SRM 53-00-51 FIG 201 REPAIR 3.