Service difficulty report · Retainer · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
April 26, 2013
Submitted
April 26, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N360WA
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23553
Aircraft time
52,237 hours, 38,624 cycles
Part
Retainer
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
52,237 hours, 38,624 cycles
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

AT STATION 1016 AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD ON FORWARD SIDE THE MOP SEAL RETAINER IS CRACKED IN 3 LOCATIONS, COMMON TO THE BULKHEAD, TWO CHANNELS FROM LBL 10 TO RBL 10. FABRICATED NEW MOP SEAL RETAINER SECTION IAW B737 SRM 51-40-05. INSTALLED NEW SEAL RETAINER AT STATION 1016 FORWARD SIDE OF BULKHEAD IAW SRM 51-40-02.