Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
March 7, 2002
Submitted
April 3, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N304DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23076
Aircraft time
52,865 hours, 40,883 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

INSPECTION OF THE FS 178 BULKHEAD PER AD 2000-05-29 REVEALED A SMALL CRACK IN THE LEFT SIDE CHORD AT WL 207 AND ANOTHER AT WL 195. THE LT CHORD WAS CUT AT WL 212 AND A NEW LOWER SECTION INSTALLED PER THE REQUIREMENTS OF BAC S/B 737-53A1173. THE WORK WAS DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 382698-14AD.