- Difficulty date
- October 16, 2007
- Submitted
- November 7, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N801DH
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46033
- Aircraft time
- 85,401 hours, 32,570 cycles
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wing
- Part time
- 85,401 hours, 32,570 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 WING CENTRAL L/E FORMER SHOWS 1" CRACK AT STA XFS 341.500. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21. PERFORMED STOP HOLE AND FABRICATED (2EA) ANGLE DOUBLER FROM AL7075T6 0.032 INCH IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG 9 AND 10. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED ANGLE DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED ANGLE DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1.