Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 24, 2015
Submitted
September 9, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N970TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53620
Aircraft time
44,173 hours, 21,247 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
99118603
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

FUSELAGE FRAME CRACKED AT APPROX STATION 1457, STRINGER 2R. INSTALLED FWD ANGLE DOUBLER, AFT PLATE, FILLER & CLIP AT STATION 1457, L2 R IAW SRM 53-03-00-001.

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