Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
August 24, 2004
Submitted
September 15, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17356
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23942
Aircraft time
46,741 hours, 25,818 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM563B1
Part
Floorbeam
Part number
6545410199
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fusleage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

INSPECTION FOUND A CRACK IN THE LONGITUDINAL FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD AT ITS ATTACHMENT TO THE TRANSVERSE FLOORBEAM AT STA 727B, LBL 45.50. THE CRACK WAS LOCATED ON THE OB SIDE OF THE LONGITUDINAL FLOORBEAM AT THE FIRST HI-LOK FASTENER HOLE FORWARD OF STA 727B. THE CRACK RAN FROM THE AFT EDGE OF THE LONGITUDINAL FLOORBEAM TO THE HI-LOK FASTENER HOLE. THE FLOORBEAM WAS REPAIRED IAW ECRA 5321-01200.