Service difficulty report · Blkhd Web · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
March 3, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N326DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23098
Part
Blkhd 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

DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF S.I. 3-69482-12, A 1 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE RADIUS OF THE VERTICAL CHORD OF THE LBL 5.7 VERTICAL STIFFENER AT BS 178. THE BULKHEAD WEB WAS ALSO FOUND CRACKED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS BETWEEN WL 184.5 AND 207 AND LBL 5.7 TO RBL 5.7. THE DAMAGE WAS TRIMMED OUT OF THE CHORD AND REPAIRED WITH A REPAIR ANGLE AND A STRAP. THE DAMAGE WAS ALSO TRIMMED OUT OF THE BULKHEAD AND REPAIRED WITH A FILLER AND A DOUBLER. REPAIRS ACCOMPLISHED PER DL ERA 303240-14.