Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
October 22, 2014
Submitted
October 23, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N550FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46521
Aircraft time
85,977 hours, 34,716 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

NUMBER 1 ACM COMPARTMENT AFT BULKHEAD STATION 595, INBD UPPER, RT BELOW OF CEILING, SHOWING CRACK 4 INCHES LONG, MARKED. SUSPECT THE CRACK DUE TO EXCESSIVE AIR LEAKING DURING FUSELAGE DECAY CHECK. DID DVI OF AREA, FOUND TWO MISSING FASTENERS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-33-01 VOL 2. NDT REQUESTED TO CHECK FOR CRACK. COMPLIED WITH HFEC OF NR 1 ACM AFT BULKHEAD WEB IAW NDT SPM PART 06, NO DEFECT NOTED.

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