Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 20, 2013
Submitted
February 21, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N561UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26661
Aircraft time
67,337 hours, 24,682 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

FWD GALLEY BS 377.7 FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD FOUND CORRODED FROM BL 0 TO RBL 50 AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED CORROSION & FOUND MATERIAL LOSS OUT OF SRM LIMITS. CUT OUT DAMAGE & ACP NDT OF CUT -OUT. NO CRACKS FOUND. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR CHORD, REPAIR ANGLES & STRAP REF ECRA 5310-05536.