- Difficulty date
- February 9, 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
- 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
ULTRASONIC INSPECTION REVEALED CRACK INDICATION AT FS 178 BULKHEAD WEB BENEATH STRAP AT RBL 7 TO RBL 15 WL 218. REMOVED STIFFENERS, BRACKETS AND ANGLES; LOCATED, DRILLED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER, FILLERS AND SHIMS IAW SRM 53-10-11; INSTALLED STIFFENERS BRACKETS AND ANGLES IAW SRM 53-10-11 AND 51-30-2.