Service difficulty report · Attach Bracket · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
May 1, 2019
Submitted
May 3, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N953AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29539
Aircraft time
54,552 hours, 22,486 cycles
Part
Attach Bracket
Condition
Loose
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS DURING CLIMBOUT AND THE SOLID TEN MINUTES OF MODERATE TURBULENCE, A SIZEABLE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS SEATED IN SECTION (7ABC) AND SEAT/SECTION 7DEF REPORTED THAT THE ENTIRE BULKHEAD WALL DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF SEATS 7ABC SHOOK SIGNIFICANTLY, THAT IS SHOOK AND MOVED A LOT MORE THAN THE WALL IN FRONT OF SEATS 7DEF DID. THERE WERE NO F/AS OR PILOTS TO WITNESS THE SHAKING OF THAT BULKHEAD WALL OR TO GIVE MORE SPECIFICS (IE NUMBER OF INCHES OF MOVEMENT), BUT THE SHEER NUMBER OF PASSENGERS AND THE UNANIMITY IN REPORTING HOW MUCH THE WALL SHOOK LEADS TO BELIEVE THAT IT COULD BE TIGHTENED OR AT LEAST REPORTED. MAINTENANCE TIGHTENED THE UPPER OUTTER ATTACHMENT BRACKET BULKHEAD AT SEATS A, B, C. OPS CHECK GOOD.