Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
September 3, 2015
Submitted
September 9, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N487AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49680
Aircraft time
76,639 hours, 40,292 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
5967113501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING LC21 CHECK, CRACKS WERE FOUND COMMON TO THE 5967113-1 & 5967113-501 FRAME CAPS & THE 5967114-505 FRAME WEB AT FUSELAGE 1437 COMMON TO THE 4918093 DORSAL FITTINGS AT L2L & L2R. REPAIRED FRAME CAPS & WEB EA 253748. SEE ALSO AALA20150905002 & AALA20150909012.

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