Service difficulty report · Keelbeam · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
August 27, 2002
Submitted
August 28, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N182AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22649
Aircraft time
60,189 hours, 49,686 cycles
Part
Keelbeam
Part number
6545866688
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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 .5 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON LT KEEL BEAM BETWEEN BS 727 & BS 727A UNDER A PREVIOUS REPAIR. MAINTENANCE TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED AREA OF KEEL BEAM AT BS 727 & BS 727A AND PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST. FABRICATED A STRAP, SHEAR TIE, ANGLE, AND 6 FILLERS, AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW B737-200 SRM 53-10-6 FIG 2 - 3, PG 6-27 AND AWA ER 15-5369-02236-GF1.