What was found
DURING SCHEDULED BRDG CHECK, FOUND VERTICAL BEAM WEB CRACKED AT BS 178, LT 5.7. REPAIRED WEB PER SWA EA.
- Difficulty date
- August 19, 2008
- Submitted
- August 21, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N679AA
- Make and model
- Boeing 7373A4
- Aircraft serial
- 23291
- Aircraft time
- 70,842 hours, 60,364 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5312 · Fuselage Main, Bulkhead
- Part
- Vertical Beam
- Part number
- 6517583
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 178 Bulkhead
- 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.