What was found
THE FS 178 BULKHEAD LT SIDE CHORD WAS FOUND WITH A .5 INCH VERTICAL CRACK IN THE RADIUS OF THE CHORD. A NEW SECTION OF SIDE CHORD WAS SPLICED IN PER THE REQUIREMENTS OF BAC S/B 737-53A1173 AND DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 379791-14AD.
- Difficulty date
- January 18, 2001
- Submitted
- January 29, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N308WA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737347
- Aircraft serial
- 23441
- Aircraft time
- 42,184 hours, 29,695 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- 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.