- Difficulty date
- June 9, 2003
- Submitted
- August 23, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46047
- Aircraft time
- 89,636 hours, 28,948 cycles
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Center 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 3.000 AT STA. XOLDI 6.225. STOP DRILLED CRACK AT STA. XOLDI 6.225 AND FABRICATED REINFORCEMENT ANGLE (301 0.250H 0.032) IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG.9-10. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED REINFORCEMENT ANGLE WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG.9, SRM 51-3-0 PG.1