Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 28, 2012
Submitted
November 15, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N511UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24799
Aircraft time
72,042 hours, 26,959 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Cracked
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

FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT CABIN FLOORBEAM CRACKED BETWEEN WEB AND UPPER CHORD RADIUS, BS 700, AT LBL 24.75 AND LBL 45.5. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF T-CHORD AND FABRICATED AND INSTALLED A NEW CHORD, FILLER AND SPLICE ANGLES ON NON ROUTINE 42300.