Service difficulty report · Bulkhead Web · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 29, 2016
Submitted
July 5, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N969TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53619
Aircraft time
46,291 hours, 22,518 cycles
Part
Bulkhead Web
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Mlg Ww
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 ON INNER ALUMINUM BULKHEAD, APPROXIMATELY 4" FORWARD OF THE LT SIDE GEAR TRUNNION. DAMAGE RESULTED IN A 2.75" BY 4" LOSS OF MATERIAL TO THE INNER ALUMINUM WEB AND A 0.090" DENT IN THE STEEL WEB. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-05-00-001, FIG 36 AND EA 261750. AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE.

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