Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 8, 2003
Submitted
January 15, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N949DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49880
Aircraft time
35,724 hours, 28,482 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
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

DURING HMV-2, TOOLING DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE VERTICAL FLANGE OF PN 5910130387 AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD TEE CAP AT STA 1338 BETWEEN L-29L TO L-29R, AND ON PN 5910130285 PRESSURE BULHHEAD WEB. THE TEE CAP WAS SPICED PER MD80 SRM 53-03, FIG 37. THE WEB WAS REPAIRED PER MD80 SRM 53-05, FIG 116. A TITANIUM DOUBLER WAS USED TO REPAIR THE SKIN THAT WAS CUT OUT FOR ACCESS.

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