Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 7373S3

Difficulty date
March 13, 2003
Submitted
April 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N315AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373S3
Aircraft serial
23734
Aircraft time
52,265 hours, 33,002 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
6516300
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

MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-16 CHECK 5 EACH CRACKS WERE FOUND ON BS 178 BULKHEAD WEB AT WL 218 LBL 12, WL 212 LBL 5.7, WL 198 LBL 5.0, WL 198 LBL 62, AND WL 201 LBL 6.2. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION ON BS 178 BULKHEAD WEB AT WL 218 LBL 12, WL 212 LBL 5.7, WL 198 LBL 5.0, WL 198 LBL 62, AND WL 201 LBL 6.2; CONFIRMED WL 198 LBL 62, AND WL 201 LBL 6.2 WERE NOT CRACKED; MARKED END POINTS AND STOP DRILLED WEB AT WL 218 LBL 12, WL 212 LBL 5.7, AND WL 198 LBL 5.0; PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION TO VERIFY CRACKS CONTAINED; FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW B737-300 SRM 53-10-08, FIG. 210, PG. 285, AND SRM 51-40-02, PG. 6.

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