SDR AWXA200200922

Service difficulty report · Web · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date: September 11, 2002
Submitted: September 25, 2002
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N325AW
Make and model: Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial: 23260
Aircraft time: 54,333 hours, 34,878 cycles
Engine time: 0 hours, 0 cycles
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Web
Part number: 65163007
Condition: Cracked
Part time: 0 hours, 0 cycles
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

MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-17 CHECK A 2" CRACK WAS FOUND ON WEB AT RIVET HOLE BS 178, WL 234, LBL 9. MAINTENANCE BLENDED OUT DAMAGE AT BS 178, WL 234, LBL 9, AND PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER, AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW B737-300 SRM 53-10-08, FIG. 209, PG. 265-269.