Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
September 10, 2012
Submitted
September 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N442US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24841
Aircraft time
59,012 hours, 40,427 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
U
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

FPBH VISIT - CRACK APPROXIMATELY .75 INCH IN LENGTH AT FORWARD PRESSURE BULKHEAD BS 178 BETWEEN TWO HI-LOCS AT WL 218 BETWEEN LBL 5.7 TO LBL 17. REPAIRED FORWARD PRESSURE BULKHEAD BS 178, WL 218 BETWEEN LBL 5.7 TO LBL 17 IAW B737 SRM 53-10-08 REPAIR 9.

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