- Difficulty date
- March 19, 2004
- Submitted
- May 19, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC873
- Aircraft serial
- 46123
- Aircraft time
- 79,338 hours, 29,421 cycles
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Part time
- 79,338 hours, 29,421 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
VERTICAL STAB L/E FRAME CRACKED 2.000 AT STA 105.000 (RT SIDE). STOP HOLE ON CRACK END AND FABRICATED ANGLE DOUBLER (ALCLAD 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 55-2-0 PG 7-8, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9.