Service difficulty report · Crease Beam · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
October 7, 2002
Submitted
October 29, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N184AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22651
Aircraft time
60,444 hours, 49,246 cycles
Part
Crease Beam
Part number
651960337
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

DURING C-20 CHECK A 1/2 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON CREASE BEAM STRINGER 17 LT, BS 360 - BS 380. MAINTENANCE REMOVED WEBS BETWEEN BS 360 TO BS 400 AND BS 400 TO BS 420; CUT STRINGER 17 AT BS 396; FABRICATED A REPAIR ANGLE; INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIR AND WEBS IAW B737-200 SRM 51-40-4, FIG. 1, PG. 1, AND SRM 51-30-2, PG. 2.