Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
September 3, 2003
Submitted
September 9, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N173UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24380
Aircraft time
51,891 hours, 5,835 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Dented
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

AFT PIT STA 1580 FLOORBEAM AT RBL48 FLOOR LINE DENTED 2.8IN BY 0.90IN BY 0.260 DEEP. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. FABRICATED A NESTED ANGLE REPAIR. INSTALLED WITH SHIMS AND FILLERS, SEALED AND PAINTED.