Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
June 13, 2000
Submitted
June 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N316DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23088
Aircraft time
46,532 hours, 37,227 cycles
Part
Beam
Part number
6546877144
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE RT S18A SHEAR BEAM WEB AT BS 727. SUBJECT CRACK IS TYPICAL OF THOSE DEPICTED IN S/B 737-53-1066. THE CRACK IS LOCATED AT THE AFT, I/B MOST FASTENER LOCATION. THE SUBJECT SB IS NOT EFFECTIVE FOR AC 316. DAMAGE REPAIRED PER ERA 377513-14, REV A.