Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 7, 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
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
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

LEFT WING CTR L/E FORMER CRACKED 0.500 AT STA XS 442.185. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. PERFORMED STOP HOLE ON CRACK END IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG 9-10. FABRICATED ANGLE DOUBLERS IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG 9-10 (2024-T3 0.032, 2024-T3 0.040). CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW ANGLE DOUBLERS WITH NEW FASTENERS ON LEFT WING CTR L/E FORMER, STA XS 442.185 IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG 9-10, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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