Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
July 31, 2010
Submitted
August 2, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N530AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
24412
Aircraft time
62,239 hours, 38,910 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
65163007
Part serial
1
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

SAL - Q4 - MAJOR REPAIR - 2 CRACKS STARTING ON PENETRATION HOLE IN THE VERTICAL BEAM WEB LOCATED AT RBL 17.0 BETWEEN WL 225 AND WL 234. BS 178 CRACK LENGTHS 0.315 INCH AND 0.285 INCH. REPAIRED PENETRATION HOLE IN THE VERTICAL BEAM WEB LOCATED AT RBL 17.0 BETWEEN WL 225 AND WL 234. BS 178 IAW B737 SRM 53-10-08 REPAIR 12.

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