Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
July 31, 2009
Submitted
November 10, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N89427
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21365
Aircraft time
63,643 hours, 41,448 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
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

WHILE IN HEAVY MX PERFORMING INSP IT WAS NOTED THAT STA 680, STR 17L FLOORBEAM IS CRACKED. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION . HFEC FORT CONTAINMENT, FABRICATED FILLER FROM 7075 T6 .090" DIM 5.5" X 7.2 AND REINSTALL SPLICE PLATE. NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.