Service difficulty report · Doubler · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
July 9, 2001
Submitted
July 27, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N242WA
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23516
Aircraft time
42,011 hours, 32,306 cycles
Part
Doubler
Part number
6545410225
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wing Box
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

INSPECTION OF THE LONGITUDINAL FLOORBEAM AT RBL 24 ABOVE THE CENTER WING BOX REVEALED A CRACK IN THE REINFORCING DOUBLER OF THE BEAM WEB AT FS 678 ADJACENT TO A CABLE CUTOUT.