Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
April 28, 2001
Submitted
May 8, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N302DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23047
Aircraft time
50,297 hours, 39,908 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Part number
6554410138
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 LONGITUDINAL FLOOR BEAM AT RBL 24 WAS FOUND WITH A TYPICAL CRACK IN THE BEAM WEB AND WEB DOUBLER AT FS 678. THE BEAM UPPER CHORD WAS FOUND CRACKED AT FS 674. THE UPPER CHORD WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE WEB DOUBLER WAS REPLACED PER BAC S/B 737-57-1139 AND AN ALUMINUM DOUBLER INSTALLED TO REPAIR THE WEB. THE BEAM WAS THEN MODIFIED PER THE S/B. THEREPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 380644-14.