Service difficulty report · Bulkhead Cap · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 16, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N996DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53363
Part
Bulkhead Cap
Part number
995301567
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1463
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

THE OUTER CAP ANGLE OF THE FS 1463 CANTED BULKHEAD WAS FOUND WITH A 1 INCH CRACK IN THE HORIZONTAL SKIN ATTACH FLANGE. THE ADJACENT SKIN WAS ALSO CRACKED. THE CRACK WAS AT THE LT VERTICAL STABILIZER TO FUSELAGE ATTACH ANGLE LOCATION. THE ATTACH ANGLE AND VERTICAL STAB SKIN WERE CUT FOR ACCESS. THE SKIN AND ANGLE CRACK WERE ROUTED OUT. THE CRACK CUTOUTS AND ACCESS CUTOUTS WERE REPAIRED WITH DOUBLERS.

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