SDR RRXA991481

Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 22, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N791FT
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46045
Part
Bulkhead
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1766
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 A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND CRACK, AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD AT STA 1766, I/B AREA BETWEEN LONGERONS 10 RIGHT AND LONGERON 11 RIGHT, A 2.75 CRACK BETWEEN BL 24.750T LEFT AND BL 27.250 LEFT. DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGED, TREATED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8. REPAIRED CRACK IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-5 AND IAW FAA APPROVED TENNESSEE TECHNICAL SERVICES DER ENGINEERING SKETCH NR EO-99-109 WITH APPROVED 8110-3 DATED 08-05-99.

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