Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
October 7, 2004
Submitted
October 11, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N301DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23073
Aircraft time
56,649 hours, 44,152 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Part number
6545410513
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

INSPECTION OF THE LBL AND RBL 24.82 LONGITUDINAL FLOORBEAMS OVER THE CENTER WING REVEALED CRACKS IN THE BEAM WEB AND CAP AT THE AILERON QUADRANT CUTOUTS AT FS 679. THE CRACKS ARE TYPICAL OF AD 2001-17-18. THE CRACKED AREA WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE BEAM CHORDS, TRIMMING THE BEAM WEB, AND INSTALLING ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLERS PER ER/A 094024-14AD.