Service difficulty report · Crease Beam · Boeing 75723A

Difficulty date
May 8, 2009
Submitted
May 11, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N917FD
Make and model
Boeing 75723A
Aircraft serial
24291
Aircraft time
42,045 hours, 16,916 cycles
Part
Crease Beam
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs1150-1210
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

WHILE REMOVING DELETED PARTS PER MAE STUB BEAM MOD, PRODUCTION FOUND NUMEROUS ELONGATED HOLES IN THE CREASE BEAM INNER CHORD AT BS 1180, RT, INCOMING CONDITION, FROM BS 1150-1210, AT RBL 63, CREASE BEAM INNER CHORD REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED, DUE TO DISCREPANCY EFFECTING THE PTF CONVERSION, ON MAE W/C NR 118350453CZ2R03 AND MAE EA 757-5341-16-F2029, REV NEW. THIS NON ROUTINE IS FOR TRACKING PURPOSES ONLY. REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS A CAT "A" MAJOR REPAIR.

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