Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
June 11, 2013
Submitted
June 14, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N318US
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Aircraft serial
206
Aircraft time
67,396 hours, 29,873 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

DURING INSPECTION, FOUND FWD CABIN FLOORBEAM AT AFT FR24, Y254 UPPER FLANGE CRACKED. NO LIMITS FOUND ON CRACKED FLANGE IAW SRM 53-00-14. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA OF FLOORBEAM IAW SRM 53-00-14. FABRICATED FOUR REPAIR SPLICES AND TWO STRAPS IAW SRM 53-00-14. HEAT TREATED MATERIAL IAW SRM 53-00-14. INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SRM 53-00-14 AND SRM 51-42-11.

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