Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 73735B

Difficulty date
April 15, 2003
Submitted
April 30, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N224DA
Make and model
Boeing 73735B
Aircraft serial
24269
Aircraft time
35,861 hours, 17,426 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
65C3759029
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 FS 178 BULKHEAD WEB PER AD 2000-05-29 REVEALED SEVERAL CRACKS IN THE CENTER WEB BETWEEN WL 219 & 226 AND BETWEEN LBL 12 & RBL 5.7. THE CENTER WEB WAS REMOVED AND A WEB INSTALLED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE REPLACEMENT WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER BAC S/B 737-53-1173 AND PER ER/A 384870-14AD.

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