Service difficulty report · Bulkhead Skin · Boeing 737130

Difficulty date
October 31, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N44214
Make and model
Boeing 737130
Aircraft serial
19031
Part
Bulkhead Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 178
Stage of operation
IN
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

INSPECTION FOUND A .50 INCH CRACK IN STA 178 BULKHEAD SKIN AT WL 233.5 AND A 6 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND AT HORIZONTAL STIFFENER AT WL 218, RT SIDE. THE CRACKED AREAS WERE CUT OUT. FILLERS AND DOUBLERS WERE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-10-11 AND SRM 51-10-2.