Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 737724

Difficulty date
March 16, 2014
Submitted
March 20, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13720
Make and model
Boeing 737724
Aircraft serial
28939
Aircraft time
50,275 hours, 16,082 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Part number
141A550313
Condition
Corroded
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

CORROSION WAS FOUND ON UPPER SURFACE OF CABIN FLOOR BEAM UPPER CHORD STATION 312 RBL 11 STRINGER 0.5, 0.5 INCHES. BLENDED OUT DAMAGE IAW SRM 51-10-02, REMOVED AFFECTED FASTENERS IAW NDT PART6 51-00-00. PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION TO REWORKED AREA SRM 51-40-02, DONE 10X MAGNIFIED DIV REWORKED AREA TO ENSURE EA NO CRACK INDICATION. MEASURED THE ORIGINAL THICKNESS, INSPECTED THE HOLES NO CRACK INDICATION. IAW SRM 51-20-06 PERFORMS STRINGER =0.130 INCHES. REMOVED THICKNESS X=0.033 INCHES, X T=25.4% THE SRM ALLOWABLE HOT PEENING INTENSITY 0.005-0.010 INCHES, MADE REPAIR STRAP USE LE. MAX REMOVAL 10%T 1T EXCEED THIS LIMIT IAW SRM 53-10-51. 0.071 INCHES THICK 7075-T6 CLAD SHEET PER ECRA5321-01885. MADE TAPERED SHIM USE 0.071 INCHES THICK 7075-T6 CLAD SHEET IAW ECRA 5321-01885. FILLED BLENDED AREA IAW ECRA 5321-01885. INSTALLED COUNTERSINK REPAIR WASHERS & REPAIR PARTS IAW ECRA5321-01885. APPLIED CIC TO REPAIR AREA IAW ECRA5100-01844.