Service difficulty report · Stringer · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
March 16, 2011
Submitted
March 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N786NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
48148
Aircraft time
68,643 hours, 62,328 cycles
Part
Stringer
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

FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT FUEL AUX TANK STRINGERS ARE CRACKED 2EA AS MARKED ON FWD FACE. FOUND DURING TANK RE-INSTALLATION. INSPECTION DETECTED 2EA CRACKS AT STRINGERS ABOVE 28L DETAIL I AND DETAIL II 26R, ASSET 09-182 CAL DOC 04/19/10, FABRICATED REPAIRS CHANNELS FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT. FUEL AUX TANK LOWER STR FROM 7075-0 TO 7075-T6. BATCH #0001753973.

More about the Doug DC-9-51