Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
March 3, 2005
Submitted
March 30, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46125
Aircraft time
80,855 hours, 29,583 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
80,855 hours, 29,583 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

FWD ACCY COMPT FRAME CRACKED 3.000 AT STA 55.000 L-23L (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2, TR 53-110, TR 53-125, SRM 53-3-3 FIG 3. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-20D PAGE 21, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION AND FABRICATED NEW FRAME SEGMENT(AL 7075.0 0.071) AND SPLICE DOUBLERS 2EA (AL7075 0 0.071) IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2 SHEET 5, 6, 7, 8 SRM 53-3-3 FIG 3, SRM 51-1-4 PG 1. HEAT TREATED IAW SRM 51-1-1 PG 1-13-17. PERFORMED NDT INSP IAW NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. NO CRACK FOUND. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2 SHEET 5, 6, 7, 8. TORQUED IAW SRM 51-3-1.

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