Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 737347

Difficulty date
May 7, 2000
Submitted
May 12, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N302WA
Make and model
Boeing 737347
Aircraft serial
23182
Aircraft time
43,277 hours, 29,948 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

THE FS 178 BULKHEAD WEB WAS FOUND WITH TYPICAL FASTENER CRACKING IN THE WEB AT WL 234 AT LBL AND RBL 9. THE CRACKS ARE TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 737-53A1173. THE CRACKED AREAS OF WEB WERE TRIMMED OUT AND REPAIRED WITH ALUMINUM DOUBLERS PER B737 SRM 53-10-08, FIG 209 AND ER/A 377245-14AD.