Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
May 13, 2003
Submitted
June 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N178AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22645
Aircraft time
63,256 hours, 50,352 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
6545409602
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-15 CHECK A 1 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON MAIN WHEEL WELL COMPRESSION CHORD AT BS 663, LBL 24.5. MAINTENANCE REMOVED WEB STIFFENER, FLOOR BEAM FITTING, AND 2 EACH ANGLE STIFFENERS TO FACILITATE REPAIR; REMOVED DAMAGED PORTION OF UPPER CAP COMPRESSION BEAM; FABRICATED A NEW REPLACEMENT CHORD SEGMENT; INSTALLED REPAIR PART AND REINSTALLED PARTS REMOVED TO FACILITATE REPAIR IAW E.R. 15-5311-03141-JS1.