Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 25, 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
Lt 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

LEFT OUTER WING L/E OUTBOARD SECTION FORMER CRACKED 0.500, STA XFS 860.000. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D PG 21. PERFORMED STOP HOLE IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0 PG 9-10. FABRICATED REINFORCING ANGLE (2024-T3 0.032) IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0 PG 9-10. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED REINFORCING ANGLE IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0 PG 9-10, DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D PG 9.

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