Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
March 31, 2006
Submitted
April 25, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46033
Aircraft time
83,564 hours, 31,809 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 742
Part time
83,564 hours, 31,809 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 RIVETING EDGE DISTANCE OF LINING SPACER AT STA 742.250 L-11.5R NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SRM (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 DATED 03-30-06, EO AST060312 DATED 03-20-06. REMOVED LINING SUPPORT SPACER IAW SRM 51-1-20D. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA IAW EO AST060312. VISUALLY INSPECTED AREA. NO CRACK OR CORROSION FOUND. BLENDED OUT FRAME EDGE AND FABRICATED NEW CLIP SEGMENT AND STRAP SEGMENT (AL7075T6 0.090") AND NEW STRAP (AL7075T6 0.100") IAW EO AST060312. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-8B. PLUGGED HOLES WITH RIVETS (NAS1097AD) AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW EO AST060312, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1 (TORQUE).

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