Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 27, 2003
Submitted
July 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N873SJ
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46091
Aircraft time
83,849 hours, 22,246 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
83,849 hours, 22,246 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 OB L/E FORMER CRACKED 0.250 AT XFS.772.500. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. STOP DRILLED CRACK AT XFS.772.000 IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG 9,10. FABRICATED DOUBLER ANGLE IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG 9-10. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED DOUBLER ANGLE ON LT OB L/E FORMER WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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