Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
July 6, 2005
Submitted
July 26, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46076
Aircraft time
84,803 hours, 31,060 cycles
Part
Stiffener
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bulkhead
Part time
84,803 hours, 31,060 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

ITEM REF. NR. 030754: FWD ACCESSORY COMPT. FWD PRESSURE BULKHEAD STIFFENER CRACK 1.500" STA 8.000 RBL 20. CORR.: REMOVED CRACKED STIFFENER IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG.1. FABRICATED NEW STIFFENER IAW SRM 53-3-3 FIG. 3 ITEM A. HEAT TREATED STIFFENER IAW SRM 51-1-1 PG. 1, 13,17. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND STIFFENER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED NEW STIFFENER IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG.1, SRM 51-1-20D PG. 9. TORQUED IAW SRM 51-3-1 PG. 2A (NUT).

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