Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
May 7, 2001
Submitted
May 18, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N321DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23093
Aircraft time
48,329 hours, 37,244 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Part number
6545410138
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 FLOORBEAM OVER THE CENTER WING AT RBL 24 WAS FOUND WITH A CRACK IN THE BEAM WEB DOUBLER AT FS 678 AND IN THE FLOOR BEAM UPPER CHORD AT FS 674. THE CRACKED WEB DOUBLER AND UPPER CHORD WERE REMOVED. A NEW WEB DOUBLER AND CHORD WERE INSTALLED ALONG WITH THE BEAM MODIFICATION PER BAC S/B 737-57-1139. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 380722-14, REV A.