SDR DHL2000717104

Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 72723

Difficulty date: January 18, 2000
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N717DH
Make and model: Boeing 72723
Aircraft serial: 19389
System (JASC): 5315 · Fuselage Main, Floor Beam
Part: Floorbeam
Condition: Cracked
Location: Bs 740
Stage of operation: IN
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

AT D-CHECK, IN A/C BAY CABIN FLOORBEAM AT STA 740 UPPER CAP HAD 5.5 INCH CRACK AT RBL 26. CRACK EXTENDS BEYOND STOP DRILL. CUT OUT CRACKED SECTION, INSTALLED FLOORBEAM REPAIR UPPER CHORD BETWEEN RBL 15 TO 64 PER SRM 727 53-10-4, 48 LONG.

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