Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date
October 11, 2013
Submitted
December 4, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N793AX
Make and model
Boeing 767281
Aircraft serial
23143
Aircraft time
52,833 hours, 42,623 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
148T2610156
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

DURING A HFEC INSPECTION OF THE Y RING ATTACHMENT OF THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD A CRACK WAS INDICATED AT A FASTENER HOLE LOCATED AT STRINGER 10R B STATION 1582 INTERIOR OF THE FUSELAGE. TIMED OUT VERIFIED CRACK & REPAIRED IAW REA B653-60742-MR, TRIM OUT MEASURED 1.5 X 4.2 WITH 2.5 RADIUS. OPEN HOLE HFEC & SURFACE HPEC CHECKS PERFORMED WITH NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED. REINSTALLED ALL FASTENERS REMOVED FOR ENGINEERING IAW B767 SRM 51-40-02. CRACKED LENGTH APPROXIMATELY .625 PN 148T2610-156 SN NSN PART NAME AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD EXACT FS & BX LOCATION ON A/C FROM 1582 TO 1582 EXACT STRINGER & WS LOCATION ON A/C FROM STRINGER 10R TO STRINGER 10R. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.