Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 737347

Difficulty date
January 24, 2001
Submitted
January 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N308WA
Make and model
Boeing 737347
Aircraft serial
23441
Aircraft time
42,184 hours, 29,695 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

WHILE ACCOMPLISHING INSPECTIONS OF THE FS 178 BULKHEAD WEB A CRACK WAS FOUND AT RBL 5.7 AND WL 211. THE CRACK WAS LOCATED ABOVE AND EXISTING DOUBLER REPAIR FOR CRACKS BELOW WL 205. THE NEW CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A 1 INCH CUTOUT AND THE EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER REMOVED. A NEW ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED TO ENCOMPASS ALL CRACK CUTOUT REGIONS. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 379797-14AD, REV A.