SDR AWXA200300116

Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date: January 26, 2003
Submitted: February 10, 2003
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N302AW
Make and model: Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial: 24009
Aircraft time: 47,639 hours, 33,761 cycles
Engine: Ge CFM56*
System (JASC): 5312 · Fuselage Main, Bulkhead
Part: Bulkhead
Condition: Cracked
Location: Fuselage
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: U
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

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What was found

YVR - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-14 CHECK 3 EACH .2500 INCH CRACKS WERE FOUND ON 178 FORWARD BULKHEAD, LEFT SIDE, WL 213, LBL 11. MAINTENANCE STOP DRILLED CRACKS, ENLARGED HOLES, AND PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST; FABRICATED DOUBLERS AND FILLERS; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW B737-300 SRM 53-10-08, FIG. 210, PG. 275. INSTALLED FILLET SEAL IAW B737-300 SRM 51-20-05.

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