- Difficulty date
- September 26, 2002
- Submitted
- October 22, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC873
- Aircraft serial
- 46123
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wing
- 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
LT WING CENTER L/E INTERNAL PART SHOWS FRAME CRACKED 1 INCH AT XFS 385.250. REMOVED FASTNERS PER SRM 51-1-20D PG 21. STOP DRILLED CRACK PER SRM 57-2-0 PG 9-10. FABRICATED NEW DOUBLER ANGLE (2024T3AL0.032)PER SRM 57-2-0 PG 9-10.CLEANED TREATED NAD PRIMED IAW SRM. INSTALLED DOUBLER ANGLE PER SRM.
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