Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
April 10, 2003
Submitted
May 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N188AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22655
Aircraft time
62,290 hours, 50,495 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Part number
654541025
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

YVR - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-15 CHECK A 4 1/2 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON LONGITUDINAL FLOOR BEAM RBL 45.5, RUNNING FROM BS 673 TO BS 677, INBOARD SIDE AT ATTACHMENT TO WHEEL WELL CEILING. MAINTENANCE STOP DRILLED CRACK AND PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY THE CRACK WAS CONTAINED; FABRICATED AN EXTRUSION; INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW DWG 691A0066, AND AWA E.R. 15-5702-03121-ES1.