Service difficulty report · Splice · Boeing 7377AD

Difficulty date
March 3, 2020
Submitted
April 13, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N798SW
Make and model
Boeing 7377AD
Aircraft serial
28436
Aircraft time
69,451 hours, 41,534 cycles
Part
Splice
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

DURING COMPLETION OF CCN: 14539 FOUND BS 1016 BULKHEAD S-23L WEB SPLICE TO BE CRACKED ON AFT SIDE FROM EDGE TERMINATING AT FASTENER NEAREST APEX IN OTBD ROW; AREA MARKED. ENGINEERING DISPOSITION REQUIRED. / CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF 1016 BULKHEAD STR 23L AND ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR IAW EA 20-153-00135 REV IR AND ER 20-02115 REV IR

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