SDR DHL2007742060

Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date: December 9, 2007
Submitted: February 17, 2008
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N742DH
Make and model: Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial: 21290
Aircraft time: 60,719 hours, 38,406 cycles
System (JASC): 5315 · Fuselage Main, Floor Beam
Part: Floorbeam
Condition: Cracked
Location: Bs 660
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

FLOORBEAM SPLICE PLATE AT LBL 65 BS 660 HAS CRACK FROM SLOT RADIUS. REMOVED CRACK FLOORBEAM SPLICE PLATE IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2 AND AEI DRAWING NR AE727-3-A004. FABRICATED NEW SPLICE PLATE FROM 2024-T3 0.125" PO NR 9005802 APPROXIMATE DIMENSION 10.9375" BY 6.75" BY 6.125" BY 4.8125" IAW AEI DRAWING NR AE727-1-042 REV E AND JC EC00670-001. INSTALLED NEW PLATE AT FLOOR BEAM BS 660 LBL65 IAW AEI DRAWING NR AE727-1-042 REV E AND B-727 SRM 51-30-2.