What was found
CRACK ON AFT BULKHEAD OF STAIRWAY WALKING BRIDGE. BULKHEAD WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-4, FABRICATED IAW SRM 53-14-3, TREATED AND PAINTED IAW SRM 51-10-3, PAR 14 AND 21, NEW BULKHEAD INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-01, FIG 2.
- Difficulty date
- August 23, 2014
- Submitted
- August 28, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N970DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53173
- Aircraft time
- 62,279 hours, 45,958 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5312 · Fuselage Main, Bulkhead
- Part
- Bulkhead
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.