Service difficulty report · Support Beam · Boeing 7378H4

Difficulty date
January 5, 2023
Submitted
January 26, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8608N
Make and model
Boeing 7378H4
Aircraft serial
36638
Aircraft time
33,579 hours, 15,486 cycles
Part
Support Beam
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

L/H WING FIXED TRAILING EDGE SUPPORT BEAM FWD FASTENER HOLE ADJACENT TO L/H DEFLECTION RIB HAS AN HFEC INDICATION OF A CRACK AT THE FWD SIDE OF THE HOLE SEE ATTACHED PICTURE<[01] REPAIR PER EA #23-157-00063 (N8608N - SWA - REPAIR - L/H WING TRAILING EDGE SUPPORT BEAM FASTENER HOLE CRACK ON PN 115A2179);[02] C/W INSPECTION.

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