Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
December 17, 2004
Submitted
February 7, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N743DH
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
22438
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Corroded
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

MAIN PASSENGER CABIN STA 344 RBL 47 FLOORBEAM HAS CORROSION. CORROSION AT RBL 47 UPPER CHORD FOUND TO BE BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS IAW B727 SRM 53-10-1 FIG 4. REMOVED FASTENERS AND CUT AND REMOVED UPPER TEE CAP FROM LBL 20 TO RBL 66 IAW B727 SRM 53-10-8 FIG 9. FABBED, POSITIONED, DRILLED, DEBURRED, ALODINED AND PRIMED (1) NEW UPPER TEE CAP AND (2), -2, -3 REPAIR ANGLES IAW B727 SRM 53-10-8 FIG 9.