- Difficulty date
- November 6, 2003
- Submitted
- November 22, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC873
- Aircraft serial
- 46076
- Aircraft time
- 81,763 hours, 30,243 cycles
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Wing
- Part time
- 81,763 hours, 30,243 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
RIGHT WING L/E UPPER FORMER CRACKED 0.500 AT STA XFS 431.000. PERFORMED STOP HOLE ON CRACK END IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG 9-10. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG 21. FABRICATED ANGLE DOUBLER IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG 9-10. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW ANGLE DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, SRM 57-2-0 PG 9-10.