Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
May 13, 2003
Submitted
June 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N178AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22645
Aircraft time
63,256 hours, 50,352 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Part number
6545410224
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 2 EACH 1INCH CRACKS WERE FOUND ON FLOORBEAM STRUCTURE AT AFT END OF AILERON TOWER SHAFT QUADRANT CUTOUT BS 676, LBL 24.5. MAINTENANCE REMOVED ANGLE AND STIFFENER AT BS 676, RBL 24.5; FABRICATED DOUBLERS; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SB 737-57-1139 & E.O. 5715-01007.