Service difficulty report · Floor Panel · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
August 23, 2022
Submitted
September 26, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8649A
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
42527
Aircraft time
27,113 hours, 12,631 cycles
Part
Floor Panel
Condition
Broken
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

CABIN FLOOR PANEL 242D IS BROKEN. / [01] IDENTIFIED FLOOR PANEL 242D MATERIAL IAW SRM 53-00-50-0I-1 FIGURE 6 TABLE 6. DAMAGE AT DISCREPANT LOCATION EXCEEDS ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-50-1A-1 PARAGRAPH 4.F. DAMAGE IS REPAIRABLE PER SRM 53-00-50-2R-1<BR><BR>REMOVED 3 EACH INSERTS TO FACILITATE REPAIR IAW SRM 53-00-50-2R-1 PARAGRAPH 3.B<BR><BR>REMOVED AN AREA OF UPPER SKIN DAMAGE THAT MEASURES 2.0'X 6.0'; AND REMOVED LOOSE PIECES OF CORE. CLEANED AREA IAW SRM 53-00-50-2R-1 PARAGRAPH 3.A;C-F. OKAY TO APPLY POTTING COMPOUND TO EXPOSED CORE.;[02] VALIDATED REPAIR PER SRM 53-00-50-2R-1;[[08] INSTALLED REPAIR PLIES USING BMS 8-201TY3 LOT#AK2EP8210K; VACUUM BAGGED; LEAK CHECK GOOD WITH VACUUM GAUGE ID:ATS2438 CAL DUE 03/2023 IAW SRM 53-00-50-2R-1 PARA 3K-L.;[09] INSPECTED AND VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 8. 5X5 LEAK CHECK PASSED PER SRM 53-00-50-2R-1.;[10] CURED REPAIR PLIES USING THERMOMETER ID:ATS2208 CAL DUE 10/2022 IAW SRM 53-00-50-2R-1 PARA 3M.;[11] REMOVED VACUUM BAG TRIMMED AND INSPECTED REPAIR; NO DEFECTS NOTED. IAW SRM 53-00-50-2R-1 PAR 3.M.(1);[12] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTIONS 10-11;[13] INSTALLED INSERTS USING BMS 5-107 LOT#AK1KP9159K; CURED WITH THERMOMETER ID:ATS2208 CAL DUE 10/2022 IAW SRM 53-00-50-2R-1 PARA 3.N AND BOEING DWG147A5810-345.;[14] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION #13