- Difficulty date
- April 9, 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
- Lt Wing
- Part time
- 78,807 hours, 30,335 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- P
- 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- CTR L/E FORMER CRACKED 0.500 INCH AT XFS 372.750. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1 AND SRM 51-1-20D PG 21. STOP DRILLED CRACK IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG 9-10. FABRICATED REINFORCING ANGLE (2024-T3 AL0.032) IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG 9-10. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED REINFORCING ANGLE WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1 AND SRM 51-1-20D PG 9.
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