Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
July 23, 2000
Submitted
July 27, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N236WA
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23184
Aircraft time
41,952 hours, 35,130 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
6516300
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

WHILE ACCOMPLISHING INSPECTIONS OF THE FS 178 BULKHEAD PER AD 2000-05-29, A TYPICAL CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE BULKHEAD WEB AT WL 234 AND RBL 7. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT OF THE WEB AND REPAIRED WITH AN ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER BAC S/B 737-53A1173 AND DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 377922-14AD.