Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Doug MD1030F

Difficulty date
May 10, 2013
Submitted
May 16, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N317FE
Make and model
Doug MD1030F
Aircraft serial
46835
Aircraft time
90,553 hours, 25,481 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
AUB702515
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 400
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

NR 1 ENGINE PYLON AFT BULKHEAD UPPER INBD CORNER FLANGE AREA INSIDE HAS A DISCONTINUITY INDICATION WHICH WAS CONFIRMED BEING CRACKED APPROX .5" BY VERIFYING WITH BOROSCOPE INSPECTION AS SEEN THROUGH THE FOOTBALL PANEL. R & R THE AFT PYLON BULKHEAD IAW EA 8-5410-163804 INSTRUCTIONS.

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