- Difficulty date
- July 28, 2000
- Submitted
- September 18, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46125
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Cone
- 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
TAIL CONE INTERIOR FRAME CRACKED 1 INCH APPROX BETWEEN STA FS 1818 - 1828. STOP DRILLED PER SRM 53-2-0 FIG 18. FABRICATED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-2-0 FIG 1B. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED PER SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-2-0 FIG 1B.