SDR 200200258

Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 747273C

Difficulty date
May 10, 2002
Submitted
May 10, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
ERKR675D
Marana Aerospace Solutions Inc
Aircraft
N470EV
Make and model
Boeing 747273C
Aircraft serial
20653
Aircraft time
84,303 hours, 18,910 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Part number
65B07936599
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

CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE BS 400 FLOORBEAM UPPER FORWARD CHORD AT RBL 35. ALSO AN EXISTING REPAIR WAS FOUND COMMON TO THE FORWARD UPPER CHORD AT RBL 40. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED BY TRIMMING AWAY THE HORIZONTAL FLANGE OF THE CHORD. THE EXISTING REPAIR WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE FORWARD UPPER CHORD WAS REPAIRED BY CUTTING THE CHORD AT RBL 60 TO LBL 60 AND SPLICING IN A NEW SECTION OF CHORD PER EIA ECRA 470-53-134-2.