Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 8, 2003
Submitted
March 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46124
Aircraft time
77,866 hours, 28,485 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
77,866 hours, 28,485 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

STA 1580 LONG 21 RT HAS A DAMAGED FRAME WITH .750 CRACK DUE TO PALLET LOADING DAMAGE ( MAJOR REPAIR) CORR: PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-2-0 PG. 20U-2V SHEET 2. REMOVED FASTNERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG.1 , SRM51-1-20D PG 21 , CUT OUT DAMAGED FRAME SEGMENT IAW SRM 53-2-0 PG 2U/2V SHEET 2 , FABRICATED FRAME SEGMENT &SPLICE (7075 "O" .071/.080) IAW SRM53-2-0 PG. 2U/2V FIG. 2 SHEET 2 HEAT TREATED IAW SRM 51-1-1 PG1,17 , SRM 51-1-4 PGS 1-3 , DPS1-05.3 , CLEANED , TREATED AND PRIMED FRAME & SPLICE IAW SRM51-1-8B , INSTALLED FRAME SEGMENT & SPLICE WITH NEW FASTNERS IAW SRM 53-2-0 PG. 2U/2V FIG. 2 SHEET 2 , SRM51-1-21 PG. 1 , SRM51-120D PG. 9

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