Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 737290C

Difficulty date
May 25, 2010
Submitted
June 12, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N842AL
Make and model
Boeing 737290C
Aircraft serial
23136
Aircraft time
65,617 hours, 62,424 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
6546568524
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1016 S17l
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

A SCHEDULED INSPECTION REVEALED A CRACK AT THE 1ST RIVET AT BS 1016 AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD AT THE WEB DOME SECTION ALONG STIFFENER/ STR-17L. TRIMMED DOME WEBS ONE FASTENER ROW BELOW EXISTING REPAIR. REMOVED CIRCUMFERENTIAL TEAR STRAP AND DAMAGED WEB DOME SECTION. VISUALLY INSPECTED UNDERLYING STRUCTURE AREAS NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. PERFORMED HFEC ROTARY PROBE INSPECTION OF FASTENER HOLES COMMON TO THE REPAIR IAW NDT MANUAL PT. 6, 51-00-00, FIG. 16. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER P/N 65C37292-8 GORE WEB AND APPLIED CORROSION INHIBITOR. RECEIVED FORM 8100-9. REPAIR COMPLIED WITH IAW SRM 53-10-11, FIG. 13 AND ECO 3811.