Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
May 25, 2000
Submitted
May 30, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N303DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23075
Aircraft time
47,063 hours, 38,222 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
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.

What was found

TWO CRACKS WERE FOUND THE THE FS 178 BULKHEAD WEB AT APPROX WL 233.5. ONE WAS AT LBL 12 AND THE OTHER AT RBL 12. THE CRACKS WERE ROUTED OUT AND DOUBLERS WERE INSTALLED ON THE FORWARD SIDE OF THE WEB PER ERA 334418-14AD AT HMV.