Service difficulty report · Crease Beam · Boeing 7378H4

Difficulty date
June 1, 2024
Submitted
June 28, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8696E
Make and model
Boeing 7378H4
Aircraft serial
36678
Aircraft time
26,266 hours, 12,981 cycles
Part
Crease Beam
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 960 Lbl 53
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 L/H CREASEBEAM UPPER SURFACE CORROSION STA 960 LBL 56 WL 208. REMOVED CORROSION. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-70-15-1A-1. REMOVED DAMAGED Z-ANGLE PER 51-40-02. LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW L/H INNER CHORD (CREASEBEAM) PER SRM 51-40-05. TREATED AND PRIMED BARE METAL ON INNER CHORD PER SRM 51-20-01. INSPECTED WORK IN C/A #2 LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW L/H INNER CHORD (CREASE BEAM) PER SRM 51-40-05. TREATED AND PRIMED BARE METAL ON INNER CHORD PER SRM 51-20-01 (RII). INSTALLED FASTENERS IN L/H INNER CHORD FROM STA 887+7 TO STA 947 IAW SRM 51-40-02. R/R L/H Z-ANGLE IAW SRM 51-40-02.

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