Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Boeing 7377BD

Difficulty date
December 15, 2022
Submitted
January 26, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7713A
Make and model
Boeing 7377BD
Aircraft serial
33919
Aircraft time
57,380 hours, 30,141 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
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 ON PASSENGER CABIN AFT WET AREA FLOOR BEAM AT BS 986 RBL 18; 23; 27; 35; 38; 40; 43. SRA 53-70-51-0I-1 IDENTIFICATION 1; SRM 53-70-51-1A-1 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1 AND SRM 53-70-51-2R-4 REPAIR 4 ARE APPLICABLE TO THIS ACFT. REMOVED CORROSION ON THE UPPER CHORD OF THE BS 986.5 FLOORBEAM IN MULTIPLE PLACES, BETWEEN RBL18-RBL43 IAW SRM 51-10-02. MAX MATERIAL REMOVED AT RBL 43 (NUTPLACE HOLE) IN AREA OF 2.2'LX0.9'WX0.077'DEPTH FROM AN ORIGINAL OF THE FLOORBEAM IS 0.150' IAW SRM 53-70-51-0I-1 TABLE 6 ITEM (1). MATERIAL LOSS 0.077'; REMAINING THICHNESS 0.073'. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-70-51-1A-1 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1.

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