Service difficulty report · Floor Panel · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
September 25, 2014
Submitted
September 30, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N792AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
28887
Aircraft time
54,123 hours, 30,506 cycles
Part
Floor Panel
Part number
65C32724
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cargo Bay
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

RAMP REPORTED A DENT ON AFT CARGO ALUMINUM FLOOR PANEL BS 802. ACFT GROUNDED. FOUND CRACK AT BASE OF DENT. STOP DRILLED CRACK IAW EA 400-53EA-13447. CLEANED AREA APPLIED TWO LAYERS OF SPEED TAPE. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW EA 400-53EA-13447. REFER SRM 51-70-13-OG-0, FIG 1. MATERIAL USED 2024T3, ALUM .080". REMOVED MANY BLIND FASTENER FROM REPAIR DOUBLER LOCATION. REPAIR DOUBLER REPAIR COMPLETE ACCOMPLISH REPETITIVE INSP OF BLIND FASTENERS FOR SECURITY EVERY 500 FLIGHT HOURS. REPLACE BLIND FASTENERS AS REQUIRED. REMOVED TEMP REPAIR AND ACCOMPLISH PERMANENT REPAIR OF THE SUBJECTED CARGO COMPARTMENT PANEL OR REPLACE PANEL AT HMV.