Service difficulty report · Support Beam · Boeing 737724

Difficulty date
June 12, 2026
Submitted
June 15, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17730
Make and model
Boeing 737724
Aircraft serial
28798
Aircraft time
82,991 hours, 30,551 cycles
Part
Support Beam
Part number
111A72023
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 100
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

SUPPORT BEAM IS DAMAGED ON LOWER FLANGE FROM HP DOOR 192DR LATCH.DAMAGE IS BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS, WILL NEED SRM REPAIR. MAJOR REPAIR. COMPLIED WITH STEPS 4 A-E FOR REPAIR SRM 57-10-13-2R-3. REQUST HFEC SURFACE SCAN FOR DAMAGE CUTOUT AND HOLE PROBE FOR 4 NUTPLATE HOLES REF STEPS 4F AND 4G. VERIFIED RII REQUIREMENTS FOR STEPS 4 A-E FOR MAJOR REPAIR SRM 57-10-13-2R-3. PERFORMED HFEC SURFACE PER NDT PT6 51-00-00-23 AND HFEC HOLE PROBE PER NDT PT 6 51-00-00-16 NO INDIACTIONS PER STEP E&G OF SRM 57-10-13-2R-3. COMPLIED WITH FINAL PART IN STEP F PERFORMED INSURANCE CUT OF .040. PERFORMED ROTO PEEN PER STEP 4 H REF SOPM 20-10-03 AND GPM 01-01-076-1-0-1-76. VERIFIED INSURANCE CUT OF 0.040 AND ROTOR PEEN OF STEPS F AND H OF SRM 57-10-13-2R-3 HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED PER GMM 09-25-05 FABRICATED -1 REPAIR STRAP AND STARTED FABRICATING -4 FILLER. LOCATED,DRILLED AND COUNTERSUNK FOR 8 LOCK FASTENER AND 4 NUTPLATES IN REPAIR PIECES, OVERSISED 2 RIVET HOLES FOR STRIKERPLATE FROM -2 TO -3 RIVETS REF SRM 57-10-13-2R-3 PAR 4 I-J. STILL NEEDS FILLER AND STRIKER PLATE LOCATED AND VERIFIED FABRICATION OF -6 SHIM PER SRM 57-10-13-2R-3 TABLE 201. READY TO USE ON SERVICABLE DOOR.