What was found
DURING AN INSPECTION AFTER THE TRANSMISSION IS REMOVED, FOUND A CRACK IN THE DOVE TAIL AREA ON A FRAME. REMOVED THE CRACKED FRAME AND FOUND A TWO AND A HALF INCH CRACK ON THE CANTED BULKHEAD AT BS 527, WL +71, LBL 5.
- Difficulty date
- March 28, 2018
- Submitted
- March 30, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N188CH
- Make and model
- Boeing 1072
- Aircraft serial
- 107
- Aircraft time
- 72,928 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5312 · Fuselage Main, Bulkhead
- Part
- Bulkhead
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 527
- 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.