Service difficulty report · Crease Beam · Boeing 75723A

Difficulty date
October 16, 2009
Submitted
October 16, 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
143N832849
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 660-680
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

MAIN CABIN STA 660-680 LT SIDE INBD CREASE BEAM CORD HAS CORROSION (OUT OF LIMITS). REMOVED CORROSION BS 66-680, LBL 63, FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-30-15, FIG. 101, 45 PERCENT THROUGH MATL. REMOVED CREASE BEAM, BS 565-755, LBL 63. FABRICATED NEW CREASE BEAM ON MAE TRAVELER3 T9/807749. LOCATED AND DRILLED, TREATED AND PRIMED AND TOPCOATED NEW SEAT TRACK IAW SRM 51-10-02, 51-40-05. INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK IAW SRM 51-40-02, AT BS 565-755, LBL 63. THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS A CAT "A" MAJOR REPAIR.

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