Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 727

Difficulty date
December 8, 2005
Submitted
December 8, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486FE
Make and model
Boeing 727
Aircraft serial
21489
Aircraft time
37,578 hours, 28,022 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
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

FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT STA BS 620 BOTTOM SURFACE OF FLOORBEAM UPPER TEE CAP HAS CORROSION AROUND SCREW HOLES LBL50 TO RBL50. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF TEE CAP AT STA BS 620 BETWEEN LBL45 AND RT CUSP. FABRICATED NEW TEE CAP, SPLICES, SHIMS: ALODINED AND PRIMED; AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW STANDARD REWORK DRAWING MM. SR27-53-034E SRM 51-10-2. THIS IS A MAJOR REPAIR, MECH NR 6709 AND QC298. REFERENCE N00713.

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