Service difficulty report · Bulkhead Web · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
June 7, 2011
Submitted
June 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N522MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
21783
Aircraft time
108,674 hours, 21,759 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650*
Part
Bulkhead Web
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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 C-CHECK, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE PRESSURE WEB. THE CRACK WAS LOCATED AT THE 11 O'CLOCK POSITION, EXTENDING THROUGH TWO (2) FASTENER HOLES OTBD OF THE RT 2ND INTERMEDIATE STIFFENER FROM THE TOP. THE CRACK EXTENDED 0.1875 IN INBD AND 0.125 IN OTBD AS SHOWN. THE DAMAGE WAS DOCUMENTED ON NRC 51135 AND RAM 20. THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED IAW RS R53-83-37113 AND SR 1-1899206795. REPAIR WAS APPROVED AS A "CATEGORY B" REPAIR IAW MFG 8100-9, DATED 9 JUNE 2011.

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