Service difficulty report · Floor Support · Boeing 737832

Difficulty date
October 31, 2012
Submitted
November 2, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N373DA
Make and model
Boeing 737832
Aircraft serial
29621
Aircraft time
41,760 hours, 18,094 cycles
Part
Floor Support
Part number
146A53421
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 727b
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

DURING PSV, NDT INSPECTIONS DETECTED CRACK INDICATIONS IN A TOTAL OF 10 FASTERNER HOLE LOCATIONS ARE DETAILED IN FIG 4 OF ERA 508354-14. SPLICE PLATES ARE TO BE REPLACED WITH THE 46A5342-26 SPLICE PLATES. THE SB 737-53-1296 DOES NOT ADDRESS THE CRACKING IN THE LONGITUDAL FLOOR SUPPORT UPPER FLANGES.