Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 21, 2012
Submitted
October 25, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N513UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24810
Aircraft time
72,288 hours, 27,072 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

STA 1640 FLOORBEAM UPPER CAP HAS CORROSION BETWEEN LBL 12 AND RBL 60. REF SCAL LP 9984854. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: REPLACED CORRODED SECTION OF FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD STA 1640 BETWEEN LBL 9.5 AND RIGHT SIDE OF FUSELAGE BODY.