Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
December 27, 2003
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N332AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23384
Aircraft time
51,669 hours, 30,031 cycles
Part
Beam
Part number
6516300
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

LCQ - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-17 CHECK A .25 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND AT INSULATION HOLE ON BS 178 BULKHEAD VERTICAL BEAM WEB RBL 17.1, WL 183. MAINTENANCE CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA ON BS 178 BULKHEAD VERTICAL BEAM WEB RBL 17.1, WL 183; FABRICATED A NEW SECTION OF WEB AND A DOUBLER; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW B737-300 SRM 53-10-08, FIG 212.

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