SDR EIA2000233

Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 747SR46

Difficulty date
July 30, 2000
Submitted
January 18, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N477EV
Make and model
Boeing 747SR46
Aircraft serial
20784
Part
Floorbeam
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

FOUND FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD AT BS 340, BS 360, BS 380 CRACKS AT FASTENERS BETWEEN LBL 0 AND LBL 60. BS 340 U/D FLOORBEAM LBL 36, LBL 10, LBL 29, LBL 13 CLIPNUT HOLES; BS 360 U/D FLOORBEAM LBL 53, LBL 42, LBL 33 CLIPNUT HOLES; BS 380 U/D FLOORBEAM LBL 67, LBL 53 CLIPNUT HOLES. TRIMMED OF CRACK AREA, NDT INSPECTED FOR CRACK FREE, CARRIED OUT INSURANCE CUT AND REINFORCING STRAPS WITH FILLERS INSTALLED. AT BS 380 RBL 67 SECTION OF UPPER CHORD REPLACED AND SPLICE REPAIRED PER R53-25-34441. HOLE REPAIR ACCEPTABLE FOR 10000 FLT CYCLE WITH REINSPECTION EVERY 3000 FLT CYCLES PER AD2000-04-17 AND SB747-53A2431. (M)

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