Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
September 21, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N822AX
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
46079
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
97504283
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 680
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

FUSELAGE STA 680 LBL 5 TO LBL 22 JUST BELOW THE CENTER WING LOWER FORWARD SPAR, THE PRESSURE BULKHEAD IS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. REMOVED CRACKED SECTION OF DOME, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FILLERS AND DOUBLERS IAW SRM 53-25, FIGURE 13.

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