- Difficulty date
- September 15, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N798UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 45898
- Part
- Bulkhead Beam
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Aft Press Blkhd
- 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
INSPECTION TYPE-C2, AFT FACE OF PRESSURE BULKHEAD STA 1766, 4TH HORIZONTAL BEAM HAS 2 CRACKS, 1 TOP AND 1 BOTTOM CENTER BEHIND CONTROL CABLES APPROX STA 36 (E824). VERIFIED CRACK IAW MIL STD 271F. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-5 FIG 26. ALODINED AND PRIMED ANGLE IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8. INSTALLED ANGLE IAW DC8 SRM 1-1-20D.