Service difficulty report · Support Beam · Boeing 767338

Difficulty date
June 9, 2023
Submitted
June 26, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N317CM
Make and model
Boeing 767338
Aircraft serial
24317
Aircraft time
109,885 hours, 32,009 cycles
Part
Support Beam
Part number
451T16042
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

DURING N317CM C-CHECK AT AIRBORNE (TAMPA), THE FWD CARGO FLOOR SUPPORT BEAM (P/N 451T1604-2) AT STA 548, RBR 41.28 HAS CORROSION. THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED BY BLEND-OUT PROCESS. THE FLOOR SUPPORT IS FABRICATED FROM 7075-T6511 AL ALLOY EXTRUSION (BAC1506-1898) PER QQ-A-200/11. THERE ARE NO REPAIRS FOR THE SPECIFIC LOCATION IN THE 767-300 SRM AND DUE TO UNDERLYING STRUCTURES, UNABLE TO PERFORM TYPICAL EXTRUDED SECTION REPAIR PER SRM 51-70-12. FLIGHT VEHICLES CONSULTING INC. WAS CONTACTED WITH REPAIR PROPOSAL, AND PERMANENT REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS WERE APPROVED. AAIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED PER ABX-REA-5331-64861-00.