Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 16, 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
Floorbeam
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

MAIN CABIN FLOOR BEAM T-CAP CORRODED AT BS 324, RBL 50 - RBL 60. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF T-CAP AND MACHINED A NEW CHORD AND SPLICE ANGLE & INSTALLED PER SRM 53-10-08, REPAIR 1. PER SRM, TABLE 202, THIS IS A CAT B REPAIR AND REQUIRES FUTURE NDT INSPECTIONS BEGINNING AT 37,500 TOTAL AIRFRAME CYCLES, AND EVERY 12,000C THEREAFTER. CURRENT PTC IS 21462.