Service difficulty report · Pressure Deck · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
February 21, 2013
Submitted
February 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N73299
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
34005
Aircraft time
24,842 hours, 8,587 cycles
Part
Pressure Deck
Part number
111A1111
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuelage
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

WING CENTER SECTION REAR SPAR VERTICAL PRESSURE DECK WEB CRACKED BETWEEN RBL 40 AND RBL 45.64, REF ECRA 5710-02261, REV A, FIG 1. DIP SHOWS INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER RBL 32 TO RBL 45 ALTERNATIVE 2 OF SRM INITIAL INSP 56K FLT CYCLES. REPETITIVE 36K FLT CYCLES. 57-10-10 REPAIR 3, FOR CRACKED AT RBL 31.83; 40. SRM 57-10-10, REPAIR 3, PART B FOR INSPECTION REEQUIRED AT 56K FLY CYCLES ATER REPAIR INSTALLTION. REINSPECT CATEGORY "B" REPAIR STA 663, RBL 32-45, SRM 57-10-10, ALT 2 REPAIR 3 INITALLY AT 56,000 FLT CYC AFTER REPAIR INSTALLATION AND REPEAT EVERY 36,000 FLT CYC THEREAFTER IAW TABLE 204, FIG 206 DIP CTL 19602.