Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 7372S3

Difficulty date
April 28, 2000
Submitted
May 7, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N369DL
Make and model
Boeing 7372S3
Aircraft serial
21776
Aircraft time
60,680 hours, 41,116 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Part number
654541036
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

THE RBL 45.5 FLOOR LONGITUDINAL FLOORBEAM OVER THE MLG WHEEL WELL WAS FOUND WITH A 12 INCH CRACK IN THE BEAM WEB BETWEEN FS 633 & 645. THE CRACKED SECTION OF WEB WAS CUT AND REMOVED. A NEW SECTION OF WEB WAS SPLICED IN WITH TWO ALUMINUM SPLICE DOUBLERS PER ER/A 377146-14, REV B.

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