Service difficulty report · Bulkhead Web · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
May 9, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N245WA
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23519
Part
Bulkhead Web
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 178
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

DURING ACOMPLISHMENT OF SI 3-69482-12, TWO CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED ON THE FWD FACE OF THE STA 178 BULKHEAD WEB. THE FIRST CRACK IS LOCATED UNDER THE RBL 5.7 VERTICAL STRAP AT APPROX WL 200 AND THE SECOND IS LOCATED UNDER THE LBL 5.7 VERTICAL STRAP AT APPROX WL 198. THE WEB IS MANUFACTURED FROM 0.040 2024-T3 CLAD.