Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 21, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46076
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1600
Stage of operation
IN
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

C-CHECK, UPPER CARGO COMPT AT STA 1600 CIRCUMFERENTIAL FRAME AT CUSP LINE WAS CRACKED RT SIDE. CUT OUT CRACKED SECTION OF FRAME AT FS 1580 RT M CARGO CABIN IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2. FABRICATED NEW SECTION OF FRAME: 6 X 2.5 AND 2 SPLICES 10 X 2.5 IAW MHA ENGINEERING NR 3126. HEAT TREATED FRAME & SPLICES 7075-0 TO 7075-T6 IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-1, PG 1 TO 21, CLEANED REPAIR AREA PER SRM 51-1-8 PAR 6A. DRILLED NEW SECTION OF FRAME & SPLICES PER SRM 51-3-2, PG 1, 51-1-4, PG 1. TREATED, PRIMED AREA & PARTS IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8, PG 13 & 16. OK TO INSTALL FRAME REPAIR IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D, PAR 7.

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