Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 7373Q8

Difficulty date
December 28, 2004
Submitted
January 21, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N327AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373Q8
Aircraft serial
23507
Aircraft time
55,400 hours, 37,191 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Part number
6545815108
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-17 CHECK CORROSION WAS FOUND ON UPPER AND LOWER SURFACE OF FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD AT BS 344 BETWEEN LBL 15 AND RBL 10. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CORRODED UPPER CHORD AT BS 344 FROM LBL 15 TO RBL 40; FABRICATED A NEW REPLACEMENT UPPER CHORD AND 2 EACH ANGLES; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW B737-300 SRM 53-10-51, FIG 205.

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