SDR AU981440

Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 737377

Difficulty date
September 22, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737377
Part
Bulkhead
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
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

(AUS) FORWARD PRESSURE BULKHEAD FORWARD FACE LOCATED AT STA 178 CRACKED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 1. FORWARD PRESSURE BULKHEAD WEBS CRACKED IN FOUR PLACES IN THE AREA BELOW THE RADAR ANTENNA MOUNT POINTS. 2. VERTICAL CHORD RADIUS ON THE REAR FACE OF THE BULKHEAD LOCATED AT LBL 5.7 LEVEL WITH THE HORIZONTAL STIFFENER AT WL 184 - CRACK LENGTH 20 MM (0.787 INCH). 3. LT AND RT SIDE CHORDS AT COCKPIT FLOOR LEVEL WL 207 - LT CRACK LENGTH 20 MM (0.787 INCH) - RT CRACK LENGTH 8 MM (0.314 INCH) FOUND DURING INSPECTION IAW ER B73-53-10-39D.