SDR ABXA080166

Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
May 20, 2008
Submitted
July 21, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N944AX
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47550
Aircraft time
60,307 hours, 64,371 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
9919619504N
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 AFT MAIN FRAME FS 737, FRAME CRACKS EXCEEDS LIMITS OF EXSISTING 5935650. FRAME HAD CRACKS AT FORWARD POINTS H & I AND AFT FLANGE POINTS G & J. REMOVED & REPLACED MAIN FRAME IAW DC9 SRM. (A)

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