Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
March 15, 2003
Submitted
June 23, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N791AL
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
46150
Aircraft time
63,899 hours, 18,628 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

DURING C-CHECK THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND; FS 1606 AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD TEE CAP WITH 8 INCH CRACK BTW L-9L AND L12L. CUT LONGERONS 11L, 12L AND 13L AND REMOVED SPLICES (OPEN), CUT DAMAGED AREA OF FRAME IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0, PREPARED NEW FRAME SEGMENT IAW BOEING ATM. TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR AREA AND PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8, INSTALLED FRAME SEGMENT AND REINSTALLED SPLICES (4 EACH) IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0, FABRICATED LONG SPLICES (3 EACH) IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-2, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8 AND INSTALLED LONG SEGMENT AND SPLICES IAW SRM 53-2-0.

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