Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
May 19, 2003
Submitted
May 27, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N305DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23077
Aircraft time
56,142 hours, 41,973 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
6546568515
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

WHILE ACCOMPLISHING INSPECTIONS OF THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD IAW AD 99-08-23, 2 CRACKS WERE FOUND EMANATING FROM FASTENER HOLES IN THE BULKHEAD AT THE ATTACH AREA. THE CRACKED AREA OF WEB WAS CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN ALUMINUM DOUBLER IAW SRM AND ER/A 385086-14AD.