Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
November 24, 2003
Submitted
December 18, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46076
Aircraft time
81,763 hours, 30,243 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

FWD ACCY COMPT FRAME CRACKED 1.000, STA 55.000, L-24R (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG 21. TRIMMED OUT CRACKED FRAME IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2. FABRICATED FRAME SEGMENT AND SPLICE ANGLES (02 EA) IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2. PERFORMED HEAT TREATMENT IAW SRM 51-1-1 PG 1, 13, 17 IAW SRM 51-1-4 PG 1-3. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW FRAME SEGMENT AND SPLICE ANGLES WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9.

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