Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
May 7, 2021
Submitted
June 17, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N416WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
32453
Aircraft time
65,393 hours, 38,534 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 967 Rbl 5-45
Stage of operation
IN
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

CORROSION AFT WET AREA FLOOR BEAM BS 967 AND RBL-5 TO RBL-45 SEVERAL SPOTS WITH EVIDENCE OF SURFACE CORROSION AROUND FASTENER HOLES MKD 126-19 ; / STEP #3 PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON BLEND OUT AREA IAW B737 NDT PART 6 51-00-00 PROC. 23 NO CRACKS.; STEP #6 PERFORMED HFEC ROTO INSP ON FASTENER HOLE IN BLEND OUT AREA IAW B737 NDT PART 6 51-00-00 PROC 16; NO CRACKS. DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF TASK 5370-E-16398-NG CORROSION WAS FOUND COMMON TO THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE FLOOR BEAM PN 147A5505-6 AROUND FASTENER HOLES BETWEEN RBL 5 AND RBL 45. AFTER CORROSION REMOVAL, A SPOT AT RBL 29 AROUND EXISTING FASTENER HOLE WITH A MINIMUM VALUE OF REMAINING THICKNESS OF 0.104 INCH, IS OUT OF LIMITS PER B737-700 SRM 53-70-1A-1 FIGURE 103. ALL OTHER AREAS FROM RBL 5 TO RBL 45 WERE FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS PER B737-700 SRM 53-70-1A-1 FIGURE 103.

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