Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 72730C

Difficulty date
July 19, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N703DH
Make and model
Boeing 72730C
Aircraft serial
19010
Part
Bulkhead
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 1183 BULKHEAD SKIN AFT CARGO COMPT WL 172 RBL 8. REMOVED FASTENERS AND STOP DRILL CRACK AT 1183 BLKD WL 172 RBL 8. PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION PER NDT MANUAL PART 6 51-00-00 FIG 4. NO CRACK IND PAST STOP DRILLS, CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA PER SB 727-53-0175. REMOVED STIFFENER AT 1183 RBL 8 AND LBL 8 FOR ACCESS PER SB 727-53-0175. REMOVED FASTENERS AT WEB AFT BLKHD BS 1183 FROM LBL 20 TO RBL 20. HFEC INSPECT EXISTING FASTENER HOLES. NO CRACK INDICATIONS NOTED IN AREA OF WL 172 TO LOWER END. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR AT BS 1183 BULKHEAD. MATERIAL USED 7075 T6 .063 36X12 1/2. ALODINED AND PRIMED, REINSTALLED STIFFENER PER SRM 51-30-2, N/R 3073/5108.

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