Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 737832

Difficulty date
October 4, 2012
Submitted
October 12, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N372DA
Make and model
Boeing 737832
Aircraft serial
29620
Aircraft time
41,014 hours, 17,839 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 727b
Part time
14,979 hours, 21,497 cycles
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

WHILE ACCOMPLISHING EA 12-488843-01, DURING PSV, THE NDT INSPECTION DETECTED CRACK INDICATIONS IN A TOTAL OF SIX FASTENERS HOLE LOCATIONS COMMON TO THE FLOORBEAM UPPER TEE AND UNDER UNDERLYING SPLICE PLATES LOCATED AT BS 727B. CRACK INDICATIONS ARE REPORTED TO ONLY BE IN THE SUBJECT FLOORBEAM UPPER TEE DISCREPANT FASTENER HOLE LOCATIONS ARE 4 AR RBL 24.75 , LBL 24.75 , AND LBL 45.50. THIS ERA REMOVES THE DAMAGE AND INSTALLS NEW SPLICE STRAPS IAW SB 737-53-1296 AT ALL 4 STA STATIONS REF ERA 507709-14, REV ORG ERA 507709-14.