Service difficulty report · None · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
September 9, 2021
Submitted
November 9, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N783SW
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
29809
Aircraft time
68,060 hours, 40,258 cycles
Part
None
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

AFT CABIN CENTER AISLE FLOOR PANEL HAS SMALL CRACKS AT UPPER SURFACE BETWEEN STA 827 AND STA 887 ; FROM LBL25 TO RBL 45 WL 208 ; / [01] PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION AND TAP TEST INSPECTION AT FLOOR PANEL 241UF B737 NDT PART 1 51-05-01 . DAMAGED AREA MORE 4.0 SQUARE INCHES; FOUND FLOOR PANEL OUT LIMITS REF B737-700 SRM 53-00-50-1A-1 PARAGRAPH 4 B AND E (2).; [02] VERIFIED STEP 1; [03] REMOVED DAMAGED FLOOR PANEL #241UF; FROM MAIN CABIN PER REF. B737 AMM 53-21-00-000-801; [04] RECEIVED NEW FLOOR PANEL P/N 146A5810-54;(241UF); [05] VERIFIED STEP 3 AND 4.; [06] OK TO INSTALL NEW FLOOR PANEL.; [07] INSTALLED NEW FLOOR PANEL #241UF; PER REF. B737 AMM 53-21-00-400-801; [08] VERIFIED STEP 7.; [09] REMOVED DAMAGE FLOOR PANEL; AND INSTALLED NEW PANEL P/N 146A5810-54 ; ( 241UF) PER REF 737 AMM 53-21-00-000-801 AND 53-21-00-400-801; [10] VERIFIED STEP 9.