- Difficulty date
- April 14, 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
- Intercostal
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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
FWD CARGO COMPT PRESSURE BULKHEAD INTERCOSTAL CRACKED 1.500 AT STA 640.000, LBL-40. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. STOP DRILLED CRACK AT STA 640.000, LBL-40 IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 1B. FABRICATED DOUBLER (2024-T3 AL0.050) IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 1B. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED DOUBLER WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.