Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 25, 2003
Submitted
November 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46125
Aircraft time
78,174 hours, 28,879 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
78,174 hours, 28,879 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 3.000 AT STA 55.000, L-25R (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-20D PG 21. TRIMMED OUT CRACKED FRAME SEGMENT IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2. FABRICATED FRAME SEGMENT AND SPLICES (02 EA) IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2. PERFORMED HEAT TREATMENT IAW SRM 51-1-1 PG 17. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW FRAME SEGMENT AND SPLICES WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2, SRM 51-1-2 PG 1, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9.

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