Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
November 12, 2003
Submitted
December 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N330DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23102
Aircraft time
48,607 hours, 38,678 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Part number
6546803504
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 FS 520 FLOORBEAM WAS FOUND WITH 1 INCH TO 2 INCH CRACKS NEAR THE UPPER CAP FLANGE AT RBL & LBL 24 & 45. THE CRACKS WERE TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 737-53-1120. THE UPPER CAP WAS TRIMMED OFF TO REMOVE ALL CRACKS. A NEW CAP WAS FABRICATED FROM ALUMINUM EXTRUSION AND INSTALLED PER ER/A 087489-14, REV A.