Service difficulty report · Crease Beam · Boeing 7373Q8

Difficulty date
January 4, 2013
Submitted
February 1, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N662SW
Make and model
Boeing 7373Q8
Aircraft serial
23255
Aircraft time
83,086 hours, 67,355 cycles
Part
Crease Beam
Part number
6547978
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

CRACK (2EA) ON S-17L BETWEEN BS 440+5" TO BS 440+9" FWD PAX CABIN. REPAIRED CREASE BEAM ON STR 17L OUTER CHORD REPAIR BETWEEN BS 439 AND BS 455 FWD PAX CABIN IAW EO AEM -HC53-003/13 R0 AND EA 1-353-21562 R0.

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