Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
May 23, 2000
Submitted
May 30, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N303DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23075
Aircraft time
47,063 hours, 38,222 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Part number
6546803508
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

A 2.2 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND AT RBL 24.75 IN THE VERTICAL WEB OF THE FS 520 FLOORBEAM. ADDITIONALLY, A CHANNEL ON THE AFT SIDE OF THE BEAM AT LBL 24.75 WAS FOUND TO HAVE A .5 INCH CRACK. THE CHANNEL WAS REPLACED AND THE BEAM WAS REPAIRED SIMILIAR TO THAT OF SB 737-53-1120 PER ERA 334436-14 AT HMV.