Service difficulty report · Doubler · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
November 21, 2010
Submitted
January 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N320DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23092
Aircraft time
67,257 hours, 50,559 cycles
Part
Doubler
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

FLOORBEAM DOUBLER CRACKED AT FS 680 RBL 24.8. WCS FLOORBEAM WEB CRACK WAS TRIMMED OUT AND REINFORCED. REPLACED CRACKED DOUBLER AND NEW UPPER CHORD CRACKS STOPPED DRILLED AND/OR REWORKED. FLOORBEAM DOUBLER AT FS 680 RBL 24.8 REPAIRED IAW 8100-9 REF ID 201011290126-0004D1.