Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737347

Difficulty date
May 1, 2003
Submitted
May 27, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2310
Make and model
Boeing 737347
Aircraft serial
23596
Aircraft time
46,666 hours, 31,938 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
654583392
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

FUSELAGE / COCKPIT FLOOR STRUCTURE / CRACKED WEB AND INTERCOSTAL / STA 178, WL 207, RBL 28, THE INTERCOSTAL OUTBOARD STRUCTURE AND HORIZONTAL WEB WERE FOUND CRACKED. BOTH ARE LOCATED IMMEDIATELY AFT OF THE STA 178 BULKHEAD. THE CRACK WAS TRIMMED OUT OF THE STRUCTURE AND A NEW BULKHEAD ATTACH CLIP WAS INSTALLED WHICH PICKS UP ADDITIONAL FASTENERS ON THE CHORD AND WEB. THE WEB WAS REPLACED. ALL WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 384917-14AD.