- Difficulty date
- January 25, 2003
- Submitted
- May 18, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46124
- Aircraft time
- 77,866 hours, 28,485 cycles
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wing
- 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
LT WING CTR L/E FORMER UPPER PART AT STA XFS 347.750 WITH 1.000 INCH CRACK. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, STOP DRILLED CRACK IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG 9 - 10. FABRICATED DOUBLER ANGLE (2024-T3 AL0.040) IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG 9-10. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED DOUBLER ANGLE INNER SIDE IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED DOUBLER ANGLE AND NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG 9-10.