Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 737832

Difficulty date
December 14, 2012
Submitted
December 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N375DA
Make and model
Boeing 737832
Aircraft serial
29623
Aircraft time
42,053 hours, 17,964 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Part number
124884303AD
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 727b
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

CRACK INDICATIONS IN THE SPLICE PLATE AT RBL 24.75 AND RBL45.50 DURING INSPECTIONS IAW EA12-488843-03 AD REV A. A TOTAL OF 14 FASTENERS HOLE LOCATIONS WERE FOUND TO BE CRACKED IN THE FLOORBEAM UPPER CAPS. 6 HOLES STILL SHOWED INDICATIONS EVEN AFTER O/S TO 250 AS DIRECTED BY S/B THIS ERA PROVIDES RREPLACEMENT INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL 4 SPLICE STRAPS TO PROVIDE TERMINATION ACTION FOR THIS ACFT.