Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 21, 2012
Submitted
July 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N548UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25396
Aircraft time
77,872 hours, 22,532 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 700
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 DECK FLOORBEAM UPPER TEE CRACKED, BS 700, LBL 45.50. CUT-OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF T-CAP, AND FABRICATED A REPLACEMENT UPPER CHORD SECTION BETWEEN LBL 45.50 AND LBL 24.75 PRODUCTION SPLICE DUE TO CRACKS AT BOTH LOCATIONS AND INSTALLED. MAJOR REPAIR.