Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 30, 2004
Submitted
February 1, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N873SJ
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46091
Aircraft time
85,619 hours, 22,871 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
85,619 hours, 22,871 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

MAIN CARGO COMPT FRAME FLANGE CRACKED 2.000 AND DENTED, STA 1580.000 L-21R (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2, TR 53-110. CUT OUT DAMAGED FRAME SEGMENT IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2. FABRICATED NEW FRAME SEGMENT (7075"0" 0.080) AND 2EA SPLICES (7075"0"0.071) IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2, DACO DPS 3.69-4, SRM 51-1-4 PG 1. HEAT TREATED FRAME SEGMENT AND SPLICES IAW DACO DPS 7.00 RV -BJ-, SRM 51-1-1 PG 1, 13, 17. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9.

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