Service difficulty report · Crease Beam · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
July 10, 2013
Submitted
July 12, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N978FD
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft serial
24119
Aircraft time
50,850 hours, 21,982 cycles
Part
Crease Beam
Part number
FX146N55901
Condition
Damaged
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

MDC LT CREASE BEAM INBD ANGLE FROM BS 1370-1630 HAS DOUBLE DRILLED HOLES, NUMEROUS SHORT EDGED MARGIN HOLES AND SEVERAL AREAS AROUND FASTENERS HOLES SHOW BARE METAL. R & R INBD CHORD FROM BS 1370 - 1630 LT IAW SRM 51-40-02, DWG 146N5590. PART OUT OF LIMITS FOR SHORT EDGE MARGIN IAW SRM 51-40-06. CAT "A" MAJOR REPAIR.