- 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
- Tie
- 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
FUSELAGE TAIL CONE INTERIOR RT TIE 1.000 CRACKED AT STA 1923.000. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND FABRICATED DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 1B. 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.