Service difficulty report · Crease Beam · Boeing 75723A

Difficulty date
October 13, 2009
Submitted
October 13, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N921FD
Make and model
Boeing 75723A
Aircraft serial
24924
Aircraft time
68,004 hours, 21,149 cycles
Part
Crease Beam
Part number
BAC1515553
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 480
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, STA 480, RT SIDE CREASE BEAM CHORD HAS CORROSION (OUT OF LIMITS). REMOVED CORROSION AND CHECKED LIMITS IAW SRM 51-10-02/53-30-13. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-30-13, FIG.101,DETAIL 3 AT BS 450-665, RBL 60. ORIGINAL MATERIAL THICKNESS- .070" / AFTER REWORK- .059" / REMOVED- .011". REMOVED CREASE BEAM IAW SRM 51-40-02. FABRICATED NEW CREASE BEAM, BAC 1515-553, BATCH NR 0001725078 / SRM 51-10-02. LOCATED AND DRILLED CREASE BEAM IAW SRM 51-10-02. TREATED AND PRIMED CREASE BEAM IAW SRM 51-21-01. PAINTED IAW AMM 51-21-00-7. INSTALLED NEW CREASE BEAM AT BS 450-665, RBL 60, WL 208, IAW SRM 51-40-02. THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS A CAT "A" MAJOR REPAIR.

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