SDR DL73K010748

Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date: May 8, 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
System (JASC): 5315 · Fuselage Main, Floor Beam
Part: Floorbeam
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 BOX AT BL 0 WAS FOUND WITH A CRACK IN THE FLOORBEAM WEB AND UPPER CHORD AT FS 660 AND 2 CRACKS IN THE FLOORBEAM WEB AT FS 705. THE CRACKED BEAM WAS REPAIRED PER BAC S/B 737-57-1210 AND ER/A 380765-14.