Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
July 17, 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
Frame
Part number
S2537716
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

RT UPPER CUSP EXTRUSION FRAME FWD FLANGE CRACK 0.750 STA 240.000 L-20R TO L-21R (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG. 2 SHEET 1,2,6, SRM 53-2-0 FIG. 2 SHEET 7-8, TR 53-110, SRM 53-2-0 FIG. 2 SHEET 1, SRM 53-4-1 FIG. 40 SHEET 7-9, SRM 51-2-0 FIG. 50. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG. 21. CUT OUT DAMAGED FRAME SEGMENT IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG. 2 SHEET 2-6. PERFORMED DETAIL VISUAL INSP. NO CRACK OR CORROSION FOUND. FABRICATED SPLICE AND ANGLE IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG. 2 SHEET 2-6, SRM 53-2-0 FIG. 2 SHEET 7, TR 53-110, SRM 51-1-4 PG. 1. HEAT TREATED SPLICE AND ANGLE AND FRAME SEGMENT IAW SRM 51-1-1 PG. 1-13-17. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51

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