What was found
THE AFT FUSELAGE PRESSURE BULKHEAD WAS DAMAGED DURING A TAIL STRIKE. THE BULKHEAD CHORDS WERE CUT OUT AND A NEW SECTION WAS FABRICATED AND SPLICED IN. REF ER/A'S 460538-14 AND 460643-14 FOR SAME DAMAGE.
- Difficulty date
- February 26, 2007
- Submitted
- May 16, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N603DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 757232
- Aircraft serial
- 22810
- Aircraft time
- 70,681 hours, 36,893 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5312 · Fuselage Main, Bulkhead
- Part
- Bulkhead
- Part number
- 146N88358201
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Fs 1720 S25l-25r
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.