Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
November 23, 2009
Submitted
December 29, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53287
Aircraft time
56,061 hours, 23,531 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1418 L2l
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

FRAME 1418 CRACKED AT LONGERON 2 LEFT FORWARD AND AFT SIDES. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS ON FORWARD AND AFT SIDES OF FRAME 1418 AT LONGERON 2 LEFT PER EA NR MD80-53-008197.

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