Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
April 8, 2002
Submitted
May 2, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N179AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22646
Aircraft time
61,094 hours, 49,368 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
651630086
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

YVR - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-20 CHECK A CRACK WAS FOUND ON PRESSURE BULKHEAD CHORD BS 178 AT THE LT SIDE 12.5 INCHES BELOW WL 208. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGED CHORD AT LT SIDE BS 178, WL 196; FABRICATED NEW CHORD AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW B737-200 SRM 51-10-1, PG 8, AND DWG 65-16300.