Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 21, 2013
Submitted
May 28, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N530UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25043
Aircraft time
73,092 hours, 27,015 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 1620
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

FLOORBEAM TEE HAS TWO ELONGATED HOLES. REMOVED UPPER TEE BS 1620 , BL 0 TO RBL 24.5. HFED INSPECTION AREA REF NDT PY 6, 51-00-19, NO DEFECTS NOTED. FABRICATED NEW UPPER TEE SECTION, REF ECRA 5310-05536 AND INSTALLED TWO STRAPS, AND TWO REPAIR ANGLES, AND UPPER TEE.