Service difficulty report · Keelbeam · Boeing 7374Y0

Difficulty date
October 25, 2018
Submitted
October 25, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N688XA
Make and model
Boeing 7374Y0
Aircraft serial
24688
Aircraft time
51,148 hours, 31,020 cycles
Part
Keelbeam
Condition
Gouged
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

LT AIR CONDITIONING PACK FLOW CONTROL VALVE SENSE TUB GOUGED LT KEELBEAM AT STA 590, LBL 6.50, ORIGINAL KEEL BEAM MATERIAL THICKNESS .045 GOUGE DEPTH .025, OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-60-12. LT AC PACK FLOW CONTROL VALVE SENSE TUBE HAS A SMALL CLEARANCE TO THE KEEL BEAM AND WILL GOUGE THE KEELBEAM IF NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY.