Service difficulty report · Bulkhead Web · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
June 27, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N323DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23095
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

CRACKS DISCOVERED ON FORWARD FACE OF FS 178 BULKHEAD WEB. THE FIRST CRACK IS LOCATED NEAR THE RBL 5.7 VERTICAL STRAP AT APROX WL 200. THE SECOND IS LOCATED NEAR THE RBL 5.7 VERTICAL STRAP AT APROX WL 203. THE THIRD IS LOCATED NEAR LBL 5.7 AT APPROXIMATELY WL 188. THE LBL 5.7 VERTICAL STIFFENER LOCATED ON THE AFT SIDE OF THE BULKHEAD IS ALSO CRACKED IN THE RADIUS AT APPROXIMATELY WL 184.5. ENGINEERING REPAIR AUTHORIZATION REPAIRED CRACK WITH ONE EXT DOUBLER. THE STIFFENER WILL BE REPAIRED WITH TWO ANGLES AND A STRAP.