Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
April 12, 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
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
79,338 hours, 29,421 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-24L (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG.2. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED FRAME SEGMENT AND FABRICATED 2EA ANGLE DOUBLER AND NEW FRAME SEGMENT (ALCLAD 7075-0 0.071) IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG.2. HEAT TREATED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-1 PG. 1,13,17. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED 2EA ANGLE DOUBLER AND NEW FRAME SEGMENT IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PG.1, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D PG.9.

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