What was found
MAIN DECK FLOORBEAM UPPER TEE CRACKED, BS 700, LBL 24.75. CUT-OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF TEE, AND FABRICATED A REPLACEMENT UPPER CHORD SECTION BETWEEN LBL 24.75 AND 45 PRODUCTION SPLICE DUE TO CRACKS AT BOTH LOCATIONS, AND INSTALLED.
- 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
- System (JASC)
- 5315 · Fuselage Main, Floor Beam
- 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.