- Difficulty date
- June 11, 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
- Tailcone
- 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
TAIL CONE SECTION FRAME CRACKED 1.000 STA 1923.000 RT SIDE. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND FABRICATED DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-3-0 PG 1.