SDR AU970954

Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date
June 25, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 73733A
Part
Bulkhead
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage Fwd Web
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

(AUS) FORWARD PRESSURE BULKHEAD WEB FORWARD FACE CRACKED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:- 1. THREE CRACKS LOCATED AT RBL 5.7 UNDER RADAR SCANNING SUPPORT BRACKETS - CRACK LENGTHS 15MM (0.59IN), 20MM (0.787IN) AND 24MM (0.944IN) 2. ONE CRACK LOCATED AT LBL 5.7 UNDER RADAR SCANNING SUPPORT BRACKETS - CRACK LENGTH 23MM (0.905IN) 3. ONE CRACK RUNNING VERTICALLY ADJACENT TO BLO JUST ABOVE WL 1845 - CRACK LENGTH 18MM (0.708IN) FOUND DURING ULTRASONIC AND EDDY CURRENT INSPECTIONS IAW ER

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