Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 13, 2016
Submitted
April 14, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N971TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53621
Aircraft time
45,560 hours, 22,504 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
9911842
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

AFT ACC. CRACKED DOUBLER ON LOWER END OF FRAME, STATION 1485, RT SIDE JUST OTBD OF STAIR DOOR CUT OUT. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR IAW AARD 53-10-00-33. ACFT IN BASE MX.

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