Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
May 12, 2011
Submitted
May 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N983TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53633
Aircraft time
33,042 hours, 15,572 cycles
Part
Frame
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

FRAME CRACKED 1418 LONGERON 2 RIGHT FORWARD AND AFT SIDES. INSTALLED FORWARD AND AFT SIDE FRAME DOUBLER 1418 2 RIGHT PER SRM 53-03-00 FIGURE 31.

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