Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
December 2, 2005
Submitted
December 5, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21489
Aircraft time
37,578 hours, 28,022 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
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

FOUND MAIN DECK FLOORBEAM HAS CORROSION AT STA BS 720A BETWEEN RBL4 AND RBL20. CLEANED AREA IAW B727 SRM 51-10-6, AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW B727 SRM 53-10-1. REMOVED DAMAGED UPPER CHORD IAW B727 SRM 53-10-8 FIGURE 4. FABRICATED UPPER CHORD, SUPPORT ANGLES, AND REINFORCEMENT STRAPS IAW B727 SRM 53-10-8 FIGURE 4. ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED UPPER CHORD REPAIR IAW B727 SRM 53-10-8 FIGURE 4 AND 51-30-2. THIS IS A MAJOR REPAIR SIGNED BY TIMCO MECH NR 110174 AND QC303 REFERENCE FEDEX SNRM N00784.