Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
March 25, 2004
Submitted
May 19, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46123
Aircraft time
79,338 hours, 29,421 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
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

LT INNER WING CTR L/E FORMER CRACKED 0.250, XFS 427.750. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. STOP HOLE ON CRACK END AND FABRICATED DOUBLER (2024-T3AL 0.040) IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG 9-10. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 57-2-0 PG 9-10.

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