Service difficulty report · Bulkhead Web · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
December 11, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N313DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23085
Part
Bulkhead Web
Part number
651630084
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 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

SIX CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE FWD FACE OF THE FS 178 BULKHEAD WEB. THREE INDEPENDENT CUTOUTS WERE REQUIRED TO REMOVE THE CRACKS. TWO CUTOUTS MEASURE 5.O VERTICALLY BY 1.0 INBOARD-OUTBOARD AT WL 197 TO WL 202 AND ARE AT THE LBL 5.7 AND RBL 5.7 VERTICAL STRAP POSITIONS. THE THIRD CUTOUT IS LOCATED AT THE BL 0 VERTICAL STRAP POSITION FROM WL 187 TO WL 190 AND MEASURES 2.5 VERTICALLY BY 2.75 INBOARD-OUTBOARD.