- Difficulty date
- September 26, 2002
- Submitted
- October 19, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC873
- Aircraft serial
- 46123
- Part
- Stiffener
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bulkhead
- 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
AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT LT PRESSURE WALL VERTICAL STIFFENER CRACKED 1 IN AT STA 1540.00. STOP DRILLED CRACK PER SRM 53-2-0 FIG 1F. FABRICATED DOUBLER (2024.T3AL 0.050)PER SRM 53-2-0 FIG 1B.CLEANED TREATED AND PRIMED PER SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 51-1-21 PG 1 51-1-20D PG 9.