Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
September 25, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N178AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22645
Aircraft time
58,039 hours, 46,478 cycles
Part
Beam
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg Ww
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

C-CHECK, NOSE GEAR WELL- LARGE BEAM IN CENTER OF FWD HALF OF NOSE GEAR WELL IS CRACKED FROM EDGE OF WEB AND BEYOND RIVET INTO THE WEB. CRACK IS BEHIND THE GROUND CREW CALL HORN. REPAIRED BEAM IAW B737 SRM 51-40-2.