Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
November 20, 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

NOSE SECTION FRAME WITH 0.500 AND 1.000 CRACK IN IT, STA -131.000 L-31L TO L-31R (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-1-0 PG 1, SRM 53-3-3 PG 9. REMOVED DAMAGED FRAME IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG 21, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. FABRICATED FRAME IAW SRM 53-3-3 PG 1. HEAT TREATED FRAME IAW SRM 51-1-1 PG 1, 13, 17 SRM 51-1-4 PG 1, 2, 3. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND FRAME IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW FRAME IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG 9 SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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