Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
October 2, 2003
Submitted
October 27, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N156AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
23778
Aircraft time
51,832 hours, 36,947 cycles
Part
Beam
Part number
65175823
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-17 CHECK A .5 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON BS 178 BULKHEAD VERTICAL BEAM (WEB) AT LBL 17.1, WL 230. MAINTENANCE TRIMMED OUT CRACK BS 178 BULKHEAD VERTICAL WEB AT LBL 17.1, WL 230; PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION OF CUTOUT TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST; FABRICATED AND INSTALLED BEAM REPAIR PARTS IAW B737-300 SRM 53-10-08 FIG 212 PG 288K-288X.

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