Service difficulty report · Bulkhead Web · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
April 8, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N301DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23073
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 WITH SEVERAL CRACKS IN THE AREA OF RBL 5.7 AND LBL 5.7 BETWEEN WL 190 AND 210. THE WEB STRAP AT RBL 5.7 WAS ALSO CRACKED. THE CRACKS WERE CUT OUT AND A SINGLE WEB DOUBLER INSTALLED TO ENCOMPASS ALL OF THE CUT OUTS. THE STRAP WAS REPAIRED WITH AN ALUMINUM STRAP DOUBLER. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 331603-14, REV A.