SDR 97ZZZX4264

Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Cessna 402B

Difficulty date
September 22, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N767EA
Make and model
Cessna 402B
Aircraft serial
402B1244
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
082340063
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tip Tank Rt Aft
Part time
8,441 hours
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

FOUND BULKHEAD CRACKED. SUBMITTER STATED MOST LIKELY FROM FATIGUE. CRACK STARTED IN COMPOUND BEND AND HAD NOT YET MADE IT TO THE EDGE. SUBMITTER STATED THE BULKHEAD IS MADE OF TOO LIGHT OF MATERIAL AND SUGGESTS CESSNA MAKE A REPLACEMENT BULKHEAD OUT OF HEAVIER MATERIAL.

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