Service difficulty report · Crease Beam · Boeing 757230

Difficulty date
July 2, 2013
Submitted
July 10, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N985FD
Make and model
Boeing 757230
Aircraft serial
24737
Aircraft time
56,840 hours, 19,976 cycles
Part
Crease Beam
Part number
657N33815
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 297-310
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

CREASE BEAM BETWEEN BS 297 - 310 INBD HAS ELONGATED HOLE. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-51, FIG 101. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW CREASE BEAM AT BS 297 - 430, IAW SRM 51-40-02 AND DRAWING 657N3381. THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS A CATEGORY A MAJOR REPAIR