Service difficulty report · Bulkhead Fitting · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
December 27, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N611FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48604
Part
Bulkhead Fitting
Part number
AYG72341
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1453
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

THE CENTER LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL AREA HAS A CRACK AT THE RT BULKHEAD AND DRAG LINK VERTICAL SUPPORT FITTING AT STA 1453 AT X = - 31.50 CRACK MEASURES 13 AT LOWER END OF FITTING. ADDITIONALLY, VERTICAL STIFFENERS AND DIAGONAL STIFFENER HAVE DEEP GOUGES AT STA 1461 AND 1469 RESPECTFULLY. DAMAGE APPEARS TO BE CAUSED DUE TO A BENT RT FWD DOOR ACTUATING CRANK AT DRAG LINK TUBE (P/N AYG 7234-1). *S/D* VERTICAL STIFFENER STA 1461 AND 1469 GOUGES ARE BLENDED PER SRM 53-00-01. PERFORMED HFED INSP ON MEASURED REMAINING THICKNESS AND NO DEFECTS INDICATED. REF SRM NR 00143 AND 00141 TRIMMED CRACKED SECTION AT LOWER END. COMPLIED WITH EA 1531031789.

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