Service difficulty report · Bulkhead Web · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
November 26, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1837U
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
47969
Engine
Ge CF66D
Part
Bulkhead Web
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 46.5
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 WING BOX BULKHEAD WEB AT STATION XCW=46.5 IS CRACKED. THE CRACK IS LOCATED BETWEEN APB7038-52 STIFFENERS AND APB7038-68 ANGLE AND APB 7038-60 TEE. THE CRACK LENGTH IS APPROXIMATELY 8 INCHES LONG. THE CRACK WAS TRIM-OUT AND A PREMANENT REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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