Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
July 16, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N998R
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47030
Part
Bulkhead
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 965
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 OP 16 MAINTENANCE CHECK AT STA 965, THE BULKHEAD WEB HAD 2 EACH CRACKS APPROX 2 INCHES LONG AT WL 200, JUST INBD OF LONGERON 18R. REPLACED FULL BULKHEAD WEB WITH SAME AS ORIGINAL .032 INCH 7075T6 ALUMINUM MATERIAL. ATTACHED WITH MS L0470AD RIVETS AND HLT HI LOKS, ALL FASTENERS AND PARTS INSTALLED WITH FAYING SURFACE SEALANT. ACFT TT: 77,783 HOURS. ACFT TC: 84,471. (X)

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