Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 7, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46076
Part
Bulkhead
Condition
Cracked
Location
Aft Press Blkhd
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

C-CHECK, AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD, REAR FACE, CENTER SECTION, ATTACHING ANGLE WAS CRACKED AT BEND RADIUS. BEHIND PULLEY BRACKET ASSY. CLEANED CRACKED AREA AT ANGLE ON PRESSURE BULKHEAD REAR FACE, CENTER SECTION PER SRM 51-1-8, PARA 6A. STOP DRILLED CRACK, DYE PENETRANT TEST TO ASSURE CRACK WAS REMOVED IAW NDT SRM PART 8. FABRICATED ANGLE FROM EXTRUSTION PART NR 60-358-1 IAW MHA ENGINEERING NR F99-013. TREATED, PRIMED AREA & REPAIR PART IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8 PG 13 & 16. INSTALLED ANGLE REPAIR IAW MHA ENGINEERING NR F-99-013 & SRM 51-1-20D, PARA 7.

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