Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 7272D4

Difficulty date
May 22, 2011
Submitted
June 20, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N287FE
Make and model
Boeing 7272D4
Aircraft serial
21849
Aircraft time
41,438 hours, 28,743 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
6516350
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Bs 1183
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

BS 1183 PRESSURE BULKHEAD - LBL 17.8 VERT BEAM HAS SEVERAL FASTENERS WITH INSUFFICIENT SPACING. TRIMMED OFF AFT FLANGE AND LOWER END OF 65-16350-299 BEAM, REMOVED EXISTING 65- 16350-284 STRAP. TRIMMED OUT BULKHEAD WEB (3 PLACES) MAINTAINING 0.5" TRIM RADIUS. MAINTAINED 2D ED AT ALL EXISTING FASTENER LOCATIONS. PERFORMED HFEC INSP OF TRIMMED EDGES TO ENSURE NO CRACK EXISTS. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER FOR BULKHEAD WEB. MODIFIED STRAP INSTALLATION AT WL 173 PER 65C33041 AND SB 727-53- 0175. FABRICATED TWO SPLICE REPAIR DOUBLERS FOR THE LOWER END OF THE STIFFENER 65-16350-299. LOCATED ALL REPAIR / MODIFICATION PARTS IN PLACE AND DRILLED OUT EXISITING AND ADDITIONAL FASTENERS. INSTALLED ALL REPAIR PARTS USING THIN COAT OF BMS5-95. ALL ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRS AT BS 1183 PRESSURE BULKHEAD IAW EA 7-5310-123600.

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