Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 737347

Difficulty date
July 11, 2001
Submitted
July 27, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N303WA
Make and model
Boeing 737347
Aircraft serial
23183
Aircraft time
45,996 hours, 31,948 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
651630084
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 BL 17.1 AND BL 5.7 VERTICAL BEAMS OF THE AFT SIDE OF THE FS 178 BULKHEAD PER BAC S/B 737-53A1225. REVEALED A CRACK IN THE RBL 5.7 BEAM WEB AT WL 185 AND IN THE LBL 17.1 BEAM WEB AT WL 230. THE WEBS OF ALL 4 BEAMS WERE REMOVED AND NEW WEBS INSTALLED TO REPAIR/MODIFY THE BEAMS PER ER/A 381260-14, REV A.