Service difficulty report · Floor Beam · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
October 9, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N327DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23099
Part
Floor Beam
Part number
6545410223
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 661
Stage of operation
IN
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 LB 0.07 FLOOR BEAM OF THE WING CENTER SECTION IS CRACKED AT STA 661. THE UPPER CAP OF THE BEAM IS COMPLETELY CRACKED, AND THE WEB AND WEB DOUBLER ARE CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 2.0 INCHES AT THE SAME LOCATION. THE CRACKS ARE TYPICAL PER BOEING SERVICE BULLETIN 737-57-1210. THE 65C34537-11 REINFORCING ANGLE CANNOT BE INSTALLED PER THE SERVICE BULLETIN BECAUSE THE FWD FIVE FASTENERS FALL INTO THE RADIUS OF THE ANGLE. ELIMINATING THESE FIVE FASTENER ROWS MAKE THE 65C34537-11 EQUIVALENT TO THE ORIGINAL 65-45410-104 REINFORCEMENT ANGLE. THUS, THE ORIGINAL ANGLE WILL BE REINSTALLED.