Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 13, 2003
Submitted
August 23, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46047
Aircraft time
89,636 hours, 28,948 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
89,636 hours, 28,948 cycles
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 FORMER CRACKED 0.500 AT XFS 354.000. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND FABRICATED ANGLE DOUBLER IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG 9-10. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND ANGLE DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED ANGLE DOUBLER WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG 9.

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