Service difficulty report · Bulkhead Skin · Boeing 72730C

Difficulty date
July 30, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N703DH
Make and model
Boeing 72730C
Aircraft serial
19010
Part
Bulkhead Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1183
Stage of operation
IN
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

AT C CHECK, CRACK AT BS 1183 BULKHEAD SKIN AFT CARGO COMPT WL 182 LBL 15. REMOVED FASTENERS AND STOP DRILLED CRACK PER SRM 51-30-2, AND 51-10-1 PG NR 7. PERFOMRED HFEC INSPECT. NO CRACK IND PAST STOP DRILLS. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA PER SB 727-53-0175. REMOVED FASTENERS AT AFT BLKD WEB STA 1183 FROM LBL 20 TO RBL 20 PER SB 53-0175, HFEC INSP EXISTING FASTENER HOLES IAW S/B 727-51-0175. FOUND CRACK EXTENDING 4 FROM FASTENER HOLES DOWN OF WL 176 AT LBL 6, CUT AWAY DAMAGED AREA. VERIFIED NO CRACKS. CLEANED AND PRIMED AREA. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR AT BS 1183 BULKHEAD WL 182 LBL 15. MATERIAL USED 7075 T6 .063 36X113/4, N/R 3074/3200.

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