Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
August 15, 2003
Submitted
August 26, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N186AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22653
Aircraft time
62,039 hours, 50,495 cycles
Part
Beam
Part number
6516300191
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

DURING C-16 CHECK A 1/8 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON BEAM WEB AT INSULATION MOUNT HOLE BS 184, RBL 17.1, WL 178. MAINTENANCE CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA OF VERTICAL BEAM WEB AT BS 184, RBL 17.1, WL 178, AND PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION OF CUTOUT TO VERIFY NO CRACK EXISTS; FABRICATED A - 3 DOUBLER & -5 WEB; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW B737-200 SRM 51-10-11, PG. 1, FIG. 011.