- Difficulty date
- February 8, 2001
- Submitted
- February 12, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N180AW
- Make and model
- Boeing 737277
- Aircraft serial
- 22647
- Aircraft time
- 57,932 hours, 47,587 cycles
- Part
- Bulkhead
- Part number
- 65163007
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- E
- 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
ULTRASONIC INSPECTION REVEALED CRACK INDICATION AT FS 178 BLKHEAD WEB BENEATH STRAP AT LBL 6 WL 230 TO 233. REMOVED STIFFENERS, BRACKETS AND ANGLES; LOCATED, DRILLED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER, FILLERS AND SHIMS IAW B737-200 SRM 53-10-11; INSTALLED STIFFENERS, BRACKETS AND ANGLES IAW B737-200 SRM 53-10-11 AND 51-30-2.