Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
March 16, 2001
Submitted
March 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N238WA
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23186
Aircraft time
45,570 hours, 36,148 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

DURING REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS, BS 178 BULKHEAD WEB FOUND WITH ADDTIONAL CRACKS. EXISTING REPAIR REMOVED, AND NEW REPAIR INSTALLED TO INCORPORATE EXISTING AND NEW DAMAGE LOCATIONS. EXISTING REPAIR DOCUMENT HAS BEEN SUPERCEDED BY ER/A 379924-14AD.