Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 72727C

Difficulty date
July 29, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N145FE
Make and model
Boeing 72727C
Aircraft serial
19109
Part
Floorbeam
Part number
65208275
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 480
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

CORROSION (C53-224-01,1) ON BS 480 FLOORBEAM UNDERSIDE OF TOP CHORD LBL 45 TO 65, WL 208. *S/D* REMOVED CORROSION BETWEEN BL 0 AND RBL 20 ON TOP OF BS 480 FLOORBEAM. REMOVED CORROSION IN A 6 X 2 AREA. REMOVED .045 OF MATERIAL FROM ORIGINAL THICKNESS OF .225. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW FED-EX SRM 53-10-1. REMOVED EXISTING FLOORBEAM FROM RBL 10 TO LBL 65 AND REPLACED WITH NEW FABRICATED BEAM IAW FED-EX SRM 53-10-8.

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