SDR DHL2005803538

Service difficulty report · Channel · Doug DC873

Difficulty date: December 12, 2005
Submitted: January 3, 2006
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N803DH
Make and model: Doug DC873
Aircraft serial: 46123
Aircraft time: 82,180 hours, 30,262 cycles
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Channel
Condition: Cracked
Location: Bs 970
Part time: 82,180 hours, 30,262 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

LT MLG INBD DOOR ZEE CHANNEL UPPER AFTER CORNER CRACKED 0.500", STA 970.000. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21. PERFORMED STOP HOLE ON CRACK END AND FABRICATED DOUBLER REPAIR (AL7075T6 0.040") IAW SRM 52-2-0, SRM 52-6-1 PAGE 2. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND ANGLE REPAIR IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED ANGLE REPAIR WITH FASTENERS IAW SRM 52-2-0, SRM 51-1-21 PAGE 1.

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