Service difficulty report · Bolts · Boeing 737217

Difficulty date
August 6, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 737217
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Bolts
Part number
BACB30MR5K6K
Condition
Loose
Location
Bs 1016
Part time
56,957 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

(CAN) DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK, FOUND SEVERAL PERIMETER BOLTS LOOSE AT THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD TO FUSELAGE BUTT SPLICE STN 1016. TORQUE CHECK OF ALL 225 BOLTS REVEALED 183 WERE LOOSE AND 11 BOLTS SHANKED. ALL BOLTS WERE REMOVED AND HOLES CHECKED FOR DAMAGE. TWO HOLES CORRODED AND ONE ELONGATED. ALL BOLTS REPLACED, CORROSION REMOVED AND OVERSIZED BOLTS INSTALLED IN REPAIRED HOLES.