Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
September 30, 2003
Submitted
October 15, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N326AW
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23258
Aircraft time
57,712 hours, 36,775 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Part number
654541015
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-17 CHECK A 2.2500 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON CABIN FLOORBEAM AT BS 660, BL (0), WL 208. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION OF CRACK AND FOUND UPPER CHORD (REINFORCING ANGLE) SEVERED; REMOVED STIFFENERS, ANGLE AND SECTION OF WEB AND DOUBLER; CUTOUT CRACKED AREA OF REINFORCING ANGLE; FABRICATED A NEW REPLACEMENT SECTION OF REINFORCING ANGLE, 2 EACH SPLICE PLATES, A WEB AND FILLER, 3 EACH STRAPS, AND 2 EACH REPAIR ANGLES; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AND REINSTALLED 2 EACH STIFFENERS IAW 03-5715-03284-ES2.