Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 737724

Difficulty date
December 31, 2015
Submitted
January 4, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N39726
Make and model
Boeing 737724
Aircraft serial
28796
Aircraft time
54,906 hours, 18,688 cycles
Part
Beam
Part number
141A6536U20
Condition
Cracked
Location
R1 Door
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

R1 DOOR BEAM CRACKED 1" LONG IN RADIUS. REF TORQUE BOX, LOWER FWD, TOWARD DOOR HINGE MOUNT POINT, VIEWED FROM BELOW. CRACK IS IN RADIUS OF THE BEAMS FLANGE NEAR INBD BOLT HEAD OF THE 3 MOUNT BOLTS. REF LOG 9791993 FOR SIMILAR DAMAGE ON ACFT 712, THIS DMG FOUND WHILE PREPARING TO ROB DOOR FOR THAT BEAM, MACHINED PLATE, 141 A6536. R & R R1 LOWER DOOR BEAM IAW SRM 51-40-02 & DWG 141A6536.