Service difficulty report · Floor Beam · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
September 26, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N327DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23099
Part
Floor Beam
Part number
6546803504
Condition
Fatigue
Location
Bs 520
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 STATION 520 FLOORBEAM WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: RBL 45, RBL 25, LBL 25 AND LBL 45. THE CRACKS ARE TYPICAL OF THOSE FOUND IN BACO S/B 737-53-1120 REV 1. THE FLOOR BEAM IS FABRICATED FROM 7075-T6511 EXTRUSION TO BAC 1518-338. NOTE: THIS A/C IS A GRP 3 A/C PER S/B 737-53-1120 REV 1. AT THREE LOCATIONS (LBL 45, LBL 25, RBL 25) THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE S/B COULD NOT BE MET IN RESPECT TO DISTANCE OF THE STOP DRILL TO THE EXISTING FASTENER HOLES. AT THOSE LOCATIONS, THE DAMAGE WILL BE TRIMMED OUT AND A DOUBLER INSTALLED.