Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
June 1, 2001
Submitted
June 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N948WP
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23259
Aircraft time
46,324 hours, 29,405 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

INSPECTION OF THE FS 178 BULKHEAD WEB REVEALED A CRACK IN A TOOLING HOLE AT WL 234 AND LBL 12. A SECOND CRACK WAS FOUND AT A FASTENER HOLE AT WL 233 AND LBL 12. THE HOLES WERE OVERSIZED TO REMOVE THE CRACKS. THE AREA WAS THEN REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 380947-14AD.