Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
February 13, 2007
Submitted
February 19, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46076
Aircraft time
86,868 hours, 31,939 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Part time
86,868 hours, 31,939 cycles
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

FWD ACCY COMPT FWD PRESSURE BULKHEAD CAP SHOWS CORROSION AT STA 8.000 L-29R (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 DATED 01-30-07, DWG NR ACG2-53-110 REV IR DATED 01-26-07. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION IAW DWG NR ACG2-53-110. PERFORMED NDT INSP IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. NO CRACK OR CORROSION FOUND AFTER CUT OUT. FABRICATED (2EA) REPAIR ANGLES (EXTRUSION 7075T6511 0.250"/0.125") AND NEW CAP SEGMENT (EXTRUSION S2616279 0.200"/0.188") AND STRAP (AL7075T6 0.125") IAW DWG NR ACF2-53-110. HEAT TREATED ANGLES FROM 7075T6511 IAW SRM 51-1-1 PG 1, 13, 17. PERFORMED NDT INSP IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 08-00-02 TO 07. NO CRACK OR CORROSION FOUND.

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