Service difficulty report · Floor Panel · Boeing 7378H4

Difficulty date
October 11, 2020
Submitted
October 15, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8503A
Make and model
Boeing 7378H4
Aircraft serial
38813
Aircraft time
13,894 hours, 6,231 cycles
Part
Floor Panel
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
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

F/A REPORTS CRACKING/CREEKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FLOOR BOARDS BETWEEN ROWS 16 & 17. C/W EA 1-A53-31403, NO DEFECTS NOTED. REPETITIVE INSPECTION REQUIRED. PERFORM GENERAL VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE PANEL TO ENSURE PANEL IS FREE OF DEFECTS (CRACKS; DENTS; PUNCTURES) IF NOTED; CONTACT SERVICE ENGINEERING. INSPECTION THRESHOLD 100 FLIGHT CYCLES. REPEAT INSPECTION 100 FLIGHT CYCLES. PERFORM PERMANENT REPAIR BY REPLACING PANEL OR RECTIFY, PER AMM 53-21-00/401. PERMANENT REPAIR LIMIT 250 FLIGHT CYCLES REPETITIVE ACTION REQUIRED.

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