What was found
DURING AN M-CHECK IN ATL, A GOUGE WAS FOUND IN THE STATION 604 BULKHEAD TEE AT LONGERON 27L. THE GOUGE WAS LOCATED IN THE AFT FACE OF THE WEB FLANGE AND WAS BLENDED OUT TO A MATERIAL THICKNESS OF 0.058 INCH.
- Difficulty date
- June 28, 2001
- Submitted
- September 13, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N945N
- Make and model
- Doug DC932
- Aircraft serial
- 47664
- Aircraft time
- 69,506 hours, 60,579 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5312 · Fuselage Main, Bulkhead
- Part
- Bulkhead
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.