Service difficulty report · Vertical Beam · Boeing 737400

Difficulty date
March 20, 2018
Submitted
April 19, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N306GT
Make and model
Boeing 737400
Aircraft serial
27157
Aircraft time
53,992 hours, 29,261 cycles
Part
Vertical Beam
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 178 Bulkhead
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

DURING INSPECTION OF THE BS 178 BULKHEAD, FOUND A VERTICAL BEAM CRACKED AT RBL 5.7 AND WBL 181.5. THE DAMAGED VERTICAL BEAM WAS REPAIRED IAW SB 737-53A1225.

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