Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
November 6, 2010
Submitted
November 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N715AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22470
Aircraft time
64,623 hours, 34,453 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 200
Part time
64,623 hours, 344,530 cycles
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 HEAVY MX INSP, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FLOORBEAM FLANGE AT STA 1110 LBL 64. REMOVED CORROSION AND FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLES FROM 7075 T6, .090" DIM 13.5" X 4", 10.5" X 4" AND 4" X 1" FILLER INSTALLED REPAIR, NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.