What was found
DURING AD 2000-05-29 INSPECTIONS, CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE CENTER WEB AND LT AND RT SIDE CHORDS OF THE FS 178 BULKHEAD. A COMPLETE MODIFICATION PER SECTION XI OF S/B 737-53A1173 WAS ACCOMPLISHED.
- Difficulty date
- April 25, 2001
- Submitted
- May 8, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N379DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 737247
- Aircraft serial
- 23606
- Aircraft time
- 36,410 hours, 30,541 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5312 · Fuselage Main, Bulkhead
- 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.