Service difficulty report · Doubler · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
August 25, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N239WA
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23187
Part
Doubler
Part number
6545410225
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 682
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

DURING RTN INSP PER SI3-56673-12 OF THE LH AND RH LONGITUDINAL OVERWING FLOORBEAMS, CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE WEB DOUBLERS. THE CRACKS ARE LOCATED IN THE DOUBLERS IN THE UPPER AFT CORNER OF THE AILERON CONTROL QUADRANT CUTOUTS AT THE LBL/RBL 24.82 AND APPROX STA 682. AT BOTH LOCATIONS THE CRACKS EXTEND FROM THE UPPER EDGE OF THE DOUBLER TO THE CONTROL QUAD OPENING AND SEPARATE THE WEB INTO TWO PIECES. REWORKED PER ERA 332082-14AD.