Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 11, 2016
Submitted
January 12, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9401W
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53137
Aircraft time
65,137 hours, 31,955 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
9911843
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

AIRCRAFT WAS IN BASE MX. FUSELAGE FRAME AT STATION 1510 IS CRACKED AT FIRST ALIGNMENT PIN HOLE, ABOVE THE LOWER LT LATCH. ACCOMPLISHED DOUBLE REPAIR IAW SRM 53-01-00-001 & 53-14-04-001.

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