Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
March 16, 2004
Submitted
July 21, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46003
Aircraft time
91,910 hours, 30,097 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
91,910 hours, 30,097 cycles
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

DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, LT FUSELAGE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD STRUCTURE HAS CRACK. REPAIR ARE ACCOMPLISHED BY PERFORMING MAJOR REPAIRS IAW SRM 53-2-5 FIG 9, AT STA. XW 130.00, IAW SRM 51-1-20D PAGE 21 PERFORMED CRACK END, SRM 53-2-5 PAGE 15-16 AND PERFORMED HEAT TREATMENT 53-2-5 FIG. 9 SRM 51-1-1 PAGE 1, 13, 17, CLEANED, TREATED, AND PRIMED AREA AND DOUBLER, INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B, IAW SRM 53-2-5 PAGES 15, 16 SRM 51-2-20.

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