Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
June 23, 2001
Submitted
July 11, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46123
Part
Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Mlg
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

RT MLG TRAPEZOIDAL LWR END, STOP DRILLED CRACK (6.125 IN ) CONTINUES .5 IN BEYOND STOP DRILL AT STA 896.12. STOP DRILLED CRACK (.375 DIA), INSPECTED WITH NDT, CRACK DOES NOT CONTINUE PER SEQ-LIM 0100070H 06-20-01.

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