Service difficulty report · Keel Beam · Boeing 737522

Difficulty date
October 22, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N902UA
Make and model
Boeing 737522
Aircraft serial
25002
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Keel Beam
Part number
6562125
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 517
Part time
16,822 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

A SMALL AMOUNT OF CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE LEFT HAND KEEL BEAM OUTBOARD HORIZONTAL FLANGE AT STATION 517. THE CORROSION HAS BEEN REMOVED AND THE RESULTING BLEND IS APPROXIMATELY .75 INCH LONG BY .50 INCH WIDE, AND APPROXIMATELY .022 INCH DEEP. THE CORRODED AREA WAS BLENDED TO REMOVE ALL EXISTING CORROSION AND STRESS CONCENTRATION AND ROTO PEENED TO IMPROVE THE FUTURE FATIGUE LIFE. THE PART WAS ALODINED, PRIMED WITH TWO COATS OF PRIMER AND CORROSION INHIBITING COMPOUND WAS APPLIED. A BOEING NO TECHNICAL OBJECTION WAS RECEIVED FOR THIS DEVIATION.