Service difficulty report · Splice Plate · Boeing 7373Q8

Difficulty date
January 8, 2013
Submitted
March 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N687SW
Make and model
Boeing 7373Q8
Aircraft serial
23388
Aircraft time
80,635 hours, 62,768 cycles
Part
Splice Plate
Part number
6546535
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

BULKHEAD CRACKED AT BS 540 IN THE SPLICE PLATE BETWEEN STR 21L AND 22L. REPAIRED BULKHEAD SPLICE PLATE BETWEEN PER ER & EA.

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