Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
December 14, 2001
Submitted
January 9, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N243WA
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23517
Aircraft time
43,253 hours, 32,588 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 OVERWING LONGITUDINAL FLOORBEAM AT RBL 24 WAS FOUND WITH A CRACK IN THE WEB, WEB REINFORCING DOUBLER AND UPPER CAP AT FS 680. THE UPPER CAP AND REINFORCING DOUBLER WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE WEB DAMAGE WAS TRIMMED OUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN ALUMINUM DOUBLER. A REINFORCING CHANNEL WAS INSTALLED ON THE CAP PER BAC S/B 737-57-1139. THE WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 382280-14, REV A.