Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
February 2, 2001
Submitted
February 15, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N238WA
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23186
Aircraft time
45,265 hours, 36,019 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
654583340
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE FS 178 BULKHEAD INSPECTIONS PER AD 2000-05-29, CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE ADJACENT FLOOR WEB AT WL 207 & LBL 25. THE CRACKS ARE TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 737-53A1173. THE CRACKED WEB WAS REMOVED AND A NEW WEB INSTALLED PER THE BAC S/B AND PER ER/A 379940-14AD.