Service difficulty report · Blkhd Fasteners · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
April 22, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N354UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24360
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Blkhd Fasteners
Part number
69414171
Condition
Loose
Location
Bs 1016
Part time
31,400 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

WATER LEAK AT PRESSURE BULKHEAD ABOVE APU GENERATOR FEED CABLES. *S/D* UPON INSPECTION AND DISASSEMBLY IT WAS FOUND THAT THE HI-LOKS ATTACHING THE AFT END OF STRINGER 2A RIGHT TO THE BS 1016 FRAME SUPPORT STRUCTURE (69-41417-1) WERE ATTACHED WITH SELF LOCKING NUTS AND WERE LOOSE. THE FITTING WAS INSPECTED AND REASSEMBLED WITH HI-LOK COLLARS AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.