Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
May 13, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N378DL
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23605
Part
Floorbeam
Part number
6545410515
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 665
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

WING/CENTER WING BOX/FLOORBEAM, STA 665, BL 0.07, REPAIR FOR UPPER CAP AND WEB CRACKS. CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE WING CENTER SECTION BL 0.07 FLOORBEAM AT STA 665. THE UPPER CAP OF THE BEAM WAS COMPLETELY SEVERED AND THE WEB AND WEB DOUBLER WERE FOUND WITH A 4 INCH CRACK AT THE SAME LOCATION. THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED PER BAC S/B 737-57-1210 AS DOCUMENTED IN ER/A 364760-14, REV B.