Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
January 27, 2003
Submitted
May 18, 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
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 CRACKED 1.000, STA XFS 490.000. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, STOP DRILLED CRACK AT STA XFS 490.000 IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG 9-10. FABRICATED ANGLE DOUBLER (2024-T3 AL0.040) IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG 9-10. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED ANGLE DOUBLER WITH NEW FASTENERS ON LT WING CTR L/E FORMER UPPER IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG 9-10, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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