- Difficulty date
- April 15, 2003
- Submitted
- May 18, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N801DH
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46033
- Aircraft time
- 78,807 hours, 30,335 cycles
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Cone
- Part time
- 78,807 hours, 30,335 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 RT FRAME WITH 0.750 INCH CRACK IN STA 1940.000. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21A PG 1-4, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. STOP DRILLED CRACK AT STA 1940.000 IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 1B. FABRICATED DOUBLER (2024-T3 AL0.040) IAW SRM 53-20 FIG 1B. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED DOUBLER WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21A PG 1-4 AND SRM 1-1-21 PG 1.