Service difficulty report · Bracket · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
January 7, 2012
Submitted
January 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N468AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49598
Aircraft time
67,702 hours, 35,603 cycles
Part
Bracket
Condition
Cracked
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.

What was found

TOP BRACKET CRACKED ON AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD STIFFENER, 34 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR AT LEFT OUTBOARD END. INSTALLED ANGLE BRACKET ON AFT BULKHEAD STIFFENER LEFT OUTBOARD END PER AARD 51-10-00-5.

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