Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
June 22, 2021
Submitted
July 8, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N491AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44109
Aircraft time
20,857 hours, 6,669 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Part number
147A550422
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 947
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

AFT PASSENGER WET AREA HAS PITTING CORROSION ON STRUCTURE BEAM STA 947 UNDER LAV E FLOOR PANEL CIRCLE IN RED AND STREAMER ATTACHED.DOT A763. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED CORROSION FROM THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE TRANSVERSE FLOOR BEAM IN THE AFT WET AREA IN THE MAIN CABIN AT STA 947.5, RBL 25 IAW B737-900ER SRM 51-10-02.ORIGINAL THICKNESS OF HORIZONTAL FLANGE 0.180, REMVOED 0.043, REMAINING THICKNESS 0.137 FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW B737-900ER SRM 53-70-51-1A-1. ACCOMPLISHED SURFACE AND 0PROBE HFEC INSPECTYIONS IAW B737-NDT MANUAL PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURES 16 AND 23 WITH NO CRACK INDICATIONS. ROTO PEENED BLENDED AREA IAW BOEING SOPM 20-10-03 AND B737-900ER SRM 51-10-02, REPAIRED THE AREA OF TRANSVERSE BEAM AT STA 947.5, RBL 25 IAW B737 SRM 51-10-02. REPAIRED THE AREA OF TRANSVERSE BEAM AT STA 947.5, RBL 25 IAW B737-900ER SRM 53-70-51-2R-B REPAIR 8, ALTERNATIVE 1. THIS IS A CATEGORY "A" REPAIR DOT A763 AND STREAMER REMOVED.