Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
January 30, 2002
Submitted
February 20, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N244WA
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23518
Aircraft time
42,243 hours, 32,628 cycles
Part
Frame
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

INSPECTION OF THE FS 178 BULKHEAD PER AD 2000-05-29, REVEALED A CRACK IN THE LT SIDE CHORD NEAR WL 207. THE DAMAGED SECTION OF CHORD WAS CUT OUT AND A NEW SECTION SPLICED IN. THE WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH BAC S/B 737-53A1173 AND ER/A 382503-14AD.