Service difficulty report · Tee Fitting · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 24, 2006
Submitted
October 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N935DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49722
Aircraft time
47,601 hours, 37,498 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Tee Fitting
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bulkhead
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

DURING THE CURRENT MTC CHECK EO 09-086680-12 WAS BEING ACCOMPLISHED AND THE REPLACEMENT PRESSURE BULKHEAD TEE CHORD WAS FOUND TO HAVE SHORT EDGE MARGIN ON EXISTING FASTENERS DURING INSTALLATION. DUE TO THIS, A TITANIUM REPAIR STRAP APPROVED BY MFG IS INSTALLED IAW ERA 458260-14.

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