Service difficulty report · Bulkhead Web · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
June 27, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N373DL
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23520
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 ACCOMP OF SI 3-69482-12, TWO CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED ON THE FORWARD FACE OF THE BS 178 BULKHEAD WEB. FIRST CRACK IS LOCATED UNDER THE RBL 5.7 VERTICAL STRAP AT APPROXIMATELY WL 202 AND THE SECOND IS LOCATED UNDER THE LBL 5.7 VERTICAL STRAP, RANGING BETWEEN WL 198 AND WL 202. THE WEB IS MANUFACTURED FROM 0.040 2024-T3 CLAD.