SDR AWXA200301233

Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date: September 20, 2003
Submitted: October 14, 2003
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N326AW
Make and model: Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial: 23258
Aircraft time: 57,712 hours, 36,775 cycles
System (JASC): 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
Part: Frame
Part number: 651630086
Condition: Cracked
Location: Bulkhead
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-17 CHECK A 1 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON BS 178 BULKHEAD LT SIDE CHORD AT WL 207. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CRACKED BS 178 BULKHEAD LT SIDE CHORD AT WL 207; FABRICATED A NEW REPLACEMENT SIDE CHORD; INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW B737-300 SRM 51-40-02, PG 3-4, & 38, FIG 8, AND 51-40-05, FIG 3.