Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 27, 2004
Submitted
August 2, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46124
Aircraft time
80,489 hours, 29,231 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
80,489 hours, 29,231 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

RIGHT WING CTR L/E UPPER FORMER CRACKED 1.000, XFS 316.500. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. PERFORMED STOP HOLE ON CRACK END AND FABRICATED ANGLE DOUBLER (AL 2024-T3 0.040) IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG 9-10. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED ANGLE DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED ANGLE DOUBLER WITH NEW FASTENER IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG 9-10, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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