Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
August 9, 2000
Submitted
August 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N334DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23105
Aircraft time
44,010 hours, 36,017 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
65163007
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

THE FS 178 BULKHEAD WAS FOUND WITH 2 SMALL CRACKS AT WL 235 AND LBL 7. THE CRACKS ARE TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 737-53A1173. THE CRACKS WERE ROUTED OUT OF THE WEB AND REPAIRED WITH AN ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER B737 SRM 53-10-11, FIG 1 AND DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 378138-14AD.