SDR AU990673

Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 737377

Difficulty date
May 7, 1999
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) FWD PRESSURE BULKHEAD FWD AND AFT FACES CRACKED IN FOLLOWING AREAS: 1. 2 CRACKS IN BULKHEAD WEB ON FWD SIDE OF BULKHEAD. A. ONE CRACK BENEATH HORIZ STRAP IN WEB AT WL 218 OUTBOARD OF RBL 5.7. CRACK LENGTH 9.525 MM (0.375 INCH). B. CRACK UNDER INBOARD BOTTOM CORNER OF BRACKET AT WL195 AND RBL 5.7. CRACK LENGTH 15.875 MM (0.625 INCH). 2. CRACK IN RT SIDE INTERCOSTAL AT STN 178 AND RBL 24. 3. CRACK IN LT VERTICAL CHORD LBL 5.7 OUTBOARD SIDE AT WL184 - CRACK LENGTH 15.875 MM (0.625 INCH). 4. CRACK IN RT SIDE BULKHEAD CHORD JUST ABOVE COCKPIT FLOOR AT WL 207. CRACK LENGTH APPROXIMATELY 15.875 MM (0.625 INCH). FOUND DURING ULTRASONIC AND EDDY CURRENT INSPS IAW ER B73-53-10-39.