Service difficulty report · Tee Fitting · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 3, 2012
Submitted
March 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N919DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49584
Aircraft time
62,139 hours, 47,672 cycles
Part
Tee Fitting
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
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

DRILL MARKS WERE FOUND ON AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD TEE LOWER SECTION STAY=1338 BTW PROJECTION OF LONGERON 29L-29R AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT REF MD 88 SRM 53-03 FIG 37 FOR REPAIR (NRC TO241646). NEW SECTION OF TEE AND REPAIR PARTS INSTALLED IAW DC9/MD88 SRM 53-03D FIG 37.

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