Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing

Difficulty date
December 2, 2021
Submitted
January 3, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N234WN
Make and model
Boeing
Aircraft serial
32502
Aircraft time
52,359 hours, 31,270 cycles
Part
Beam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
UK
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 ON LATERAL BEAM AT FLIGHT DECK BS259.5 LBL7 TO RBL8 WL207.5. MARKED. ; / [01] REMOVED CORROSION ON AFT FLANGE OF LATERAL BEAM BS259.5 WL207.5 LBL9 TO RBL9 IN AN AREA OF 1.2'X 18 IAW SRM 51-10-02-0G-0; [02] REQUEST HFEC ALL OPEN HOLES AND COUNTERSINK ON REWORKED AREA; [03] REQUEST UT FOR REMAINING MATERIAL THICKNESS ON GRID AREA.; [04] VERIFIED CORROSION REMOVED AT BS259.5 WL207.5 LBL9 TO RBL9 IN AN AREA OF 1.2'X 18 IAW SRM 51-10-02-0G-0.; [05] EDDY CURRENT INSPECTED BLENDED AREA IN ACCORDANCE WITH 737 NDT MANUAL PART 6; 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23. NO CRACKS FOUND. EDDY CURRENT INSPECTED OPEN HOLES IN ACCORDANCE WITH 737 NDT MANUAL PART 6; 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 16. NO CRACKS FOUND. EDDY CURRENT INSPECTED OPEN HOLE COUNTERSINKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 737 NDT MANUAL PART 6; 53-30-00 PROCEDURE 3. NO CRACKS FOUND. UT INSPECTED FOR REMAINING THICKNESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 737 NDT MANUAL PART 4; 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 2. LOWEST READING NOTED IS .091 INCH.<BR><BR>TOOL I.D. ATS1465 OLYMPUS NORTEC 600<BR>TOOL I.D. ATS1411 OLYMPUS MINIMITE ROTARY SCANNER<BR>TOOL I.D. ATS2341 OLYMPUS EPOCH 650; [06] AFT FLANGE OF LATERAL BEAM 259.5; WL208.1; LBL 9 TO RBL 9 FOUND TO HAVE NO ALLOWABLE DAMAGE ENTRY ON SRM THEREFORE DAMAGE FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 51-10-02-0G-0. REQUESTED ENGINEERING TO FURTHER REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS; [07] VERIFIED AFT FLANGE OF LATERAL BEAM 259.5; WL208.1; LBL 9 TO RBL 9 HAS NO ALLOWABLE DAMAGE ENTRY ON SRM; THEREFORE DAMAGE FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 51-10-02-0G-0.;