SDR USAA960685

Service difficulty report · Bulkhead Angle · Fokker F28MK4000

Difficulty date: October 15, 1996
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N488US
Make and model: Fokker F28MK4000
Aircraft serial: 11240
System (JASC): 5312 · Fuselage Main, Bulkhead
Part: Bulkhead Angle
Condition: Cracked
Location: Fwd Press Bulkhd
Part time: 20,974 hours
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

PIT - DURING SIP VISIT, SIP REF NR 53-10-06, FOUND 2 CRACKS, ONE 6 INCH AND ONE 3.5 INCH AT CONNECTION ANGLE AT FORWARD PRESSURE BULKHEAD, FRAME 1550 AFT BETWEEN STRINGER NR 72 AND STRINGER NR 3. DETECTED BY VISUAL, DYE PENETRANT AND EDDY CURRENT. STOP DRILLED CRACK ENDS AND INSTALLED TWO EACH DOUBLERS PER SRM 53-02-18 FIG 11. (M)

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