Service difficulty report · Bulkhead Web · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 20, 2018
Submitted
August 30, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N564AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35103
Aircraft time
45,573 hours, 13,761 cycles
Part
Bulkhead Web
Part number
111A11111
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 663
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

MAIN WHEEL WELL, STA 663 RBL 35, UPPER VERTICAL PRESSURE WEB HAS POSSIBLE CRACK. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC INSPECTION OF THE VERTICAL PRESSURE DECK WEB AT BS 663, RBL 25 - RBL 45 IAW B737 NDTM PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23, FOUND A CRACK 1.500" IN THE CENTER CHEM-MILLED POCKET AT RBL 35. CUT AND REMOVED THE DAMAGE PART OF THE WEB AND ACCOMPLISHED A CATEGORY "B" REPAIR OF THE WING CENTER SECTION REAR SPAR VERTICAL PRESSURE DECK WEB IAW B737-900 SRM 57-10-10-2R-3 REPAIR 3, ALTERNATIVE 1. THE INSPECTION THRESHOLD FOR THIS CATEGORY "B" REPAIR IS 56,000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER REPAIR INSTALLATION IAW TABLE 203 ALTERNATIVE 1. DOT C690.