SDR AWXA200300064

Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 737300

Difficulty date: January 11, 2003
Submitted: January 22, 2003
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N331AW
Make and model: Boeing 737300
Aircraft serial: 23747
Aircraft time: 47,475 hours, 30,156 cycles
System (JASC): 5312 · Fuselage Main, Bulkhead
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

DURING C-14 CHECK A 1/2 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON AFT SIDE OF BULKHEAD WEB BS 178, RBL 4.7, WL 198.5, CONFIRMED BY HFEC. MAINTENANCE CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA OF WEB AND PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION OF CUTOUT TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST; FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER; INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW B737-300 SRM 53-10-08, PG. 287-288J, FIG. 211.

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