Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
January 21, 2004
Submitted
February 3, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N189AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22656
Aircraft time
63,310 hours, 51,533 cycles
Part
Beam
Part number
6517158353
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bulkhead
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

LCQ - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-15 CHECK A .125 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND AT TOOLING HOLE OF BS 178 BULKHEAD VERTICAL BEAM LBL 5.7, WL 178. MAINTENANCE ENLARGED TOOLING HOLE TO NEXT SIZE AND PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST; INSTALLED SOLID RIVET IAW B737-200 SRM 53-10-01, FIG 010, SHEET 6.