Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
June 29, 2000
Submitted
July 7, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N329DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23101
Aircraft time
43,674 hours, 36,047 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
651630088
Condition
Damaged
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

INSPECTIONS OF THE FS 178 BULKHEAD STRUCTURE PER AD 2000-05-19, REVEALED CRACKS IN THE BULKHEAD STRUCTURE COMMON TO THE COCKPIT FLOOR (REF. DAL ER/A 377636-14AD). IN ORDER TO ACCESS THE AREA FOR REPAIR, AN ACCESS HOLE HAD TO BE CUT IN THE BULKHEAD WEB AT LBL 23 AND RBL 23 AT WL 211. THE ACCESS HOLES WERE REPAIRED PER B737 SRM 53-10-11, FIG. 5 WITH SOME FASTENER AND SHIMMING DEVIATIONS PER ER/A 377653-14AD,REV A.