- Difficulty date
- May 17, 2013
- Submitted
- May 21, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N766NC
- Make and model
- Doug DC951
- Aircraft serial
- 47739
- Aircraft time
- 82,291 hours, 81,608 cycles
- Part
- Bulkhead
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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
AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD FORMER AT LONGERON 12L LWR SKIN CRACKED ON AFT WALL. VERIFIED CRACK WITH HFEC IAW NDT SPM 06-10-01.001. STOP DRILLED CRACK IAW SRM 53-01. CRACK CONTAINED IAW HFEC INSPECTION NDTSPM 06-10-01. FABRICATED DOUBLERS IAW SRM 53-01. INSTALLED DOUBLERS IAW SRM 53-01. 297187.