Service difficulty report · Bracket · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 13, 2012
Submitted
January 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N547UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25368
Aircraft time
78,359 hours, 22,824 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Bracket
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

EXFOLIATION-CORROSION UNDERNEATH STIFFENING BRACKET. INSIDE APU INLET PLENUM ABOVE AFT CTR SUPPORT CASTING FOR ENGINE MOUNT (POPPED RIVET HEAD "MARKED"). CLEANED CORROSION AND REPAIRED STIFFENING BRACKET REF SRM.