Service difficulty report · Bulkhead Web · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
October 13, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N311DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23083
Part
Bulkhead Web
Part number
6516300205
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 A CRACK AT LBL 5.7, WL 212. THE WEB HAD A PREVIOUS REPAIR IN THE AREA FOR 3 OTHER CRACKS WHICH WERE CUTUOUT OF THE WEB. THE EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER WAS REMOVED, THE NEW CRACK CUTOUT, THE WEB INSPECTED FURTHER AND A NEW ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED TO REPAIR ALL OF THE CUTOUT LOCATIONS. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 365817-14, REV B.