Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
October 9, 2003
Submitted
October 15, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N156AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
23778
Aircraft time
51,832 hours, 36,947 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
56175823
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-17 CHECK A .5000 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND AT FASTENER HOLE ON BS 178 BULKHEAD VERTICAL WEB AT RBL 17.1, WL 234. MAINTENANCE CUTOUT CRACK ON VERTICAL WEB AND PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST; FABRICATED A NEW REPLACEMENT SECTION OF VERTICAL WEB; INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW B737-300 SRM 53-10-08, PG. 288K-288V, FIG. 212.

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