Service difficulty report · Web · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
May 7, 2003
Submitted
June 9, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N178AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22645
Aircraft time
63,256 hours, 50,352 cycles
Part
Web
Part number
6546877103
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-15 CHECK A .5 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON SHEAR BEAM WEB OF STR 18A LT, AFT OF BS 706 FRAME TRUNNION BEAM SUPPORT FITTING IN FORWARD OUTBOARD CORNER. MAINTENANCE STOP DRILLED CRACK AND PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY CRACK WAS CONTAINED; FABRICATED A REPAIR ANGLE PER DWG 65C29228; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW EO 53-14-09.