Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 13, 2003
Submitted
April 23, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46008
Aircraft time
74,572 hours, 28,469 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

INSPECTION TYPE: C1, MAIN CABIN AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD IS CRACKED AT STA 1766 RBL 35 AT APPROX 66 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR LEVEL. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, NDT VERIFIED NO CRACKS AT CUTOUT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FILLER IAW SRM 53-2-5 FIG 14A, FOUND TO BE WITHIN RANGE LIMITS OF PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SRM 53-2-5 FIG 14A.

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