Service difficulty report · Crease Beam · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
January 18, 2004
Submitted
February 10, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N189AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22656
Aircraft time
63,310 hours, 51,533 cycles
Part
Crease Beam
Part number
654797332
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

LCQ - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-15 CHECK A .75 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN CREASE BEAM AT BS 662, RBL 74. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CRACKED CREASE BEAM AT BS 662, RBL 74; FABRICATED A NEW REPLACEMENT CREASE BEAM; INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW B737-200 SRM 51-30-02, PARA 4.