Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 7374Q8

Difficulty date
May 13, 2009
Submitted
May 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N765AS
Make and model
Boeing 7374Q8
Aircraft serial
25102
Aircraft time
53,358 hours, 29,064 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Beam
Part number
6545410395
Condition
Damaged
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

OPEN HOLE IN VERTICAL WEB OF LONGITUDINAL BEAM. REMOVED OPEN HOLE BY EXTENDING SLOT IN WEB HFEC INSPECTED TREATED AND PRIMED.

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