SDR DHL2007742061

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 600
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

SPLICE PLATE (FLOORBEAM) AT LBL 65 BS 600 HAS CRACK FROM SLOT RADIUS. REMOVED CRACK FLOORBEAM SPLICE PLATE IAW B-727 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 FLOORBEAM SPLICE PLATE AT BS 600 LBL65 IAW AEI DRAWING AE727-1-042 REV E AND B-727 SRM 51-30-2.