Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 15, 2012
Submitted
September 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N554UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26644
Aircraft time
71,947 hours, 21,462 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Structure
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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

FLOORBEAM T-CAP UPPER SURFACE HAS SEVERAL AREAS OF CORROSION AROUND THE NUT PLATE HOLES AT BS 1640, RBL 0 - RBL 50. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: REMOVED EXISTING T-CAP REPAIR AND FABRICATED AND INSTALLED A NEW CHORD, SPLICE ANGLES AND STRAPS PER SRM 53-00-51.