Service difficulty report · Bulkhead Cap · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
March 11, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N31CX
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45911
Part
Bulkhead Cap
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1606
Part time
68,112 hours
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

DURING ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS DETECTED ON THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD UPPER CAP AT FUSELAGE STATION 1606. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY STOP DRILLING OF CRACK, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF A REPAIR ANGLE DOUBLER AND TRIPLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAA DER APPROVED DRAWING E22-R04 AND ENGINEERING ORDER 53-DC8-836.

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