Service difficulty report · Cusp Web · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
December 21, 2010
Submitted
December 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N773NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47775
Aircraft time
73,440 hours, 70,600 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9
Part
Cusp Web
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 579
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 M-CHECK, FOUND MAIN CABIN RT CUSP WEB IS CRACKED OVER FLOOR SUPPORT STA 579, ABOVE OTBD RIVET EXTENDING 1" FWD AND .2500" AFT OF SUPPORT. REMOVED FLOOR PANEL IAW SRM 51-30-1. REMOVED FLOOR SUPPORT IAW SRM 51-30-2. CUT OUT CRACKED SECTION OF WEB IAW SRM 51-10-2. HFEC INSP IAW NDT SPM 06-10-01. VERIFIED CRACK, REMOVED. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW DC9A-53-10-16-801-663A-A INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW SRM 51-30-2.

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