SDR AWXA200300602

Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date: May 14, 2003
Submitted: May 29, 2003
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N178AW
Make and model: Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial: 22645
Aircraft time: 63,256 hours, 50,352 cycles
System (JASC): 5315 · Fuselage Main, Floor Beam
Part: Floorbeam
Part number: 6546540
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

DURING C-15 CHECK A 1/2 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON FLOORBEAM WEB AT BS 639, RBL 45-50. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF FLOORBEAM; FABRICATED A FILLER, DOUBLER, AND REPAIR ANGLE; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW B737-200 SRM 51-40-2, FIG. 1, PG. 1.