Service difficulty report · Bulkhead Web · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
February 20, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N324DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23096
Part
Bulkhead Web
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

THE FS 178 BULKHEAD WEB WAS FOUND CRACKED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE VERTICAL STIFFENER AT LBL 5.7 AND WL 187 WAS FOUND TO HAVE A 1 INCH CRACK. THE RESULTING CUTOUT REMOVES THE FLANGE COMMON TO THE BULKHEAD WEB. THE DAMAGE WILL BE REPAIRED PER ER/A 361238-14.