SDR CALA9801201

Service difficulty report · Brackets · Doug DC932

Difficulty date: July 1, 1998
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N18544
Make and model: Doug DC932
Aircraft serial: 47219
System (JASC): 5720 · Wing Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Brackets
Condition: Cracked
Location: Lt Wing
Stage of operation: IN
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

INSPECTION FOUND LT WING LEADING EDGE FRAMES HAD CRACKED BRACKETS BETWEEN STA 383 AND 370, BETWEEN STA 414 AND 426, STA 506, AND STA 551. THE CRACKS WERE .25 TO .5 INCH LONG. THE CRACKED BRACKETS WERE REMOVED AND NEW BRACKETS WERE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-3, 51-30-5, 51-10-2, AND 51-10-3.

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