Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
September 2, 2004
Submitted
October 13, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46033
Aircraft time
81,349 hours, 31,015 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
Part time
81,349 hours, 31,015 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

ITEM REF. NR. 2045: RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IB. L/E LWR FORMER CRACKED 1.000 AT XFS 53.750. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG.1, SRM 51-1-20D PG.21. PERFORMED STOP DRILL AND FABRICATED ANGLE DOUBLER (AL 2024-T3 0.032) IAW SRM 55-2-0 PG. 7-8. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND ANGLE DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED ANGLE DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG.1, SRM 51-1-20D PG.9.

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