What was found
DURING CHECK-C MAINT, THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD, FWD RT SIDE DIAGONAL BRACE WAS CRACKED IN RADIUS UPPER END LONGERON 3R TO 4R, STA 1338. INSTALLED NEW BRACE PER SPM 6-70-01 AND DOUGLAS DRAWING 9915562.
- Difficulty date
- March 14, 2000
- Submitted
- March 24, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N902TW
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49153
- Aircraft time
- 52,930 hours, 27,442 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5312 · Fuselage Main, Bulkhead
- Part
- Brace
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bulkhead
- 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.