Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 11, 2019
Submitted
February 20, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N519AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
36482
Aircraft time
38,091 hours, 11,368 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
148A22845
Condition
Damaged
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

AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD STRINGER S-7L, TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE BULKHEAD IS SEPARATING FROM THE SKIN WITH THE MOST INSIDE CENTER FASTENER PULLING THROUGH THE STRINGER. THE SAME STRINGER, S-7L ALSO HAS WAVINESS THROUGHOUT THE LOWER THIRD OF TIE STRINGER AND AROUND ITS FASTENERS. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTIONS OF THE AFT BULKHEAD PER EA 800-53EA-21206, FABBED REPAIR PARTS AND ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR PER EA 800-53EA-21206, SRM 51-40-02 AND SOPM 20-41-02. PART MARKED REPAIR AREA PER EA 800-53EA-21206 AND BAC5307, CIC APPLIED PER SRM 51-20-01.