- Difficulty date
- March 26, 2001
- Submitted
- March 27, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 737277
- Aircraft serial
- 22646
- Aircraft time
- 58,842 hours, 47,687 cycles
- Part
- Floorbeam
- Part number
- BAC1518338
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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
FLOORBEAM AT FS 520 RBL 24.75 HAS A CRACK IN THE RADIUS OF UPPER CHORD EXTENDING PAST STOP DRILL. REMOVED EXISTING DOUBLERS; VERIFIED CRACK LENGTH; STOP DRILLED CRACK; VERIFIED CRACK TERMINATION AT STOP DRILL. REINSTALLED DOUBLERS IAW SRM 51-30-2 PG 1.