Service difficulty report · Tee Fitting · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
May 25, 2012
Submitted
May 29, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N473AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49648
Aircraft time
68,737 hours, 36,624 cycles
Part
Tee Fitting
Condition
Damaged
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

DAMAGE FOUND AT AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD TEE NEAR LONGERON 30. REPLACED LOWER SECTION OF BULKHEAD TEE FROM LONGERON 22 LEFT TO 22 RIGHT PER EA MD80-53-023929.

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