SDR AU990300

Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 737377

Difficulty date: March 3, 1999
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Make and model: Boeing 737377
System (JASC): 5312 · Fuselage Main, Bulkhead
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 FUSELAGE BULKHEAD CRACKED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 1. BULKHEAD WEB LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE RIGHT LOWER RADAR ANTENNA MOUNT INBOARD UPPER CORNER - CRACK LENGTH 6 MM (0.236 INCH). 2. SIDE CHORD ANGLE LOCATED AT WL 207 LT SIDE AND WL 195 LT SIDE - CRACK LENGTHS 27 MM (1.062 INCH) AND 15 MM (0.590 INCH). 3. SIDE CHORD ANGLE LOCATED AT WL 207 RT SIDE - CRACK LENGTH 50 MM (1.968 IN)CH). FOUND DURING ULTRASONIC AND EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION.