SDR DL733021238

Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date: October 25, 2002
Submitted: October 30, 2002
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N947WP
Make and model: Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial: 23376
Aircraft time: 47,620 hours, 27,763 cycles
System (JASC): 5312 · Fuselage Main, Bulkhead
Part: Bulkhead
Condition: Cracked
Location: Fs 178, Wl 207
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

FUSELAGE / BULKHEAD / FS 178 / SIDE CHORDS, FLOOR WEBS, & VERTICAL BEAM CHORDS : CRACK REPAIRS INSPECTION OF THE FS 178 BULKHEAD REVEALED CRACKS IN THE LBL & RBL VERTICAL BEAM CHORDS AT WL 184 AND CRACKS IN THE LH & RH SIDE CHORDS AND ADJACENT FLOOR WEBS AT WL 207. THE CRACKS ARE TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 737-53A1173 AND AD 2000-05-29.THE CRACKED STRUCTURE WAS REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE S/B AND DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 384045-14AD.

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