Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
September 11, 2015
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N970TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53620
Aircraft time
44,173 hours, 21,247 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

RIGHT CANT FRAME 1474 CRACKED AT TOP OF RT LOUVER CUT OUT, & AT ATTACH FASTENER TO UPPER LOUVER SUPPORT ANGLE. INSTALLED NEW SERVICEABLE J FRAME AT STATION 1474, RT SIDE ABOVE RT LOUVER BOX IAW AARD 51-00-05-1, SRM 51-30-05, SRM 51-30-02 & SRM 51-70-05-001.

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