Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
February 8, 2003
Submitted
March 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N302DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23047
Aircraft time
52,311 hours, 40,769 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
651630086
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fs 178
Stage of operation
IN
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

FUSELAGE / BULKHEAD / FS 178 / WEB AND SIDE CHORDS : CRACK REPAIR THE FS 178 BULKHEAD WEB AND SIDE CHORDS WERE FOUND WITH CRACKS TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 737-53-1173 AND AD 2000-05-29. THE WEB HAD SEVERAL EXISTING REPAIRS INSTALLED. THE WEB WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, AND THE CRACKED SIDE CHORDS REPLACED PER THE PROCEDURES OF THE BAC S/B AND PER ER/A 384474-14AD.