Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
August 12, 2002
Submitted
August 27, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N183AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22650
Aircraft time
61,378 hours, 49,988 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Part number
6545410554
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

MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-18 CHECK A .75 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE UPPER FLANGE OF LONGITUDINAL FLOORBEAM AT RBL 45 APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES FROM BS 727B, WL 208.1. MAINTENANCE CUT OUT CRACK IN UPPER FLANGE OF LONGITUDINAL FLOORBEAM RBL 45 AND PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST. FABRICATED A NEW TIE STRAP AND SHIM, AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW AWA ER 15-5702-02234-TB5.