Service difficulty report · Crease Beam · Boeing 75723A

Difficulty date
October 3, 2008
Submitted
December 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918FD
Make and model
Boeing 75723A
Aircraft serial
24290
Aircraft time
67,755 hours, 21,723 cycles
Part
Crease Beam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 200
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

MAIN CABIN , CREASE BEAM, INBD CHORD BS 391, RBL 58, THERE IS A MISDRILLED HOLE, AND BS 430-418 HAS CORROSION RT. REMOVED AND REPLACED CREASE BEAM, INBD CHORD, RBL 58, STA 297-395 IAW SRM 51-40-02. FOUND CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-10-15, L=9.0", W=1.5", D=.018". FABRICATED NEW CREASE BEAM ON MAE TRAVELER NR T8/760162. INSTALLED NEW CREASE BEAM, BS 297-395, RBL 58, IAW SRM 51-40-02. THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS A CATEGORY "A" MAJOR REPAIR. AT BS 418-430, RBL 58, NO CORROSION WAS NOTED AFTER AREA WAS CLEANED.

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