Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 27, 2003
Submitted
April 30, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49583
Aircraft time
40,899 hours, 33,921 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
5910130387
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
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.

What was found

TOOL DAMAGE (DRILL MARKS) WERE FOUND ON AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD LOWER CAP NEAR SKIN DRAIN HOLES. REPAIRED BY BLENDING 0.007 INCH DEPTH LHS AND 0.009 INCH DEPTH RHS PER FAA DER APPROVED REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS.

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