Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
October 21, 2003
Submitted
November 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45990
Aircraft time
84,293 hours, 26,186 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
84,293 hours, 26,186 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

FWD ACCESSORY COMPT FRAME CRACK 1.000 STA 55.000 L-24R (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. TRIMMED OUT FRAME CRACKED SEGMENT AND FABRICATED NEW FRAME SEGMENT AND 2EA SPLICE ANGLES IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2. HEAT TREATED FRAME SEGMENT AND SPLICE ANGLES IAW SRM 51-1-1. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA, FRAME SEGMENT AND SPLICE ANGLES IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW FRAME SEGMENT AND SPLICE ANGLES APPLYING PRC SEALANT IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-15 PG 1.

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