Service difficulty report · Frame · Curtis C46DCURTIS

Difficulty date
March 21, 2019
Submitted
March 27, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N54514
Make and model
Curtis C46DCURTIS
Aircraft serial
33285
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
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

CRACKED FRAME AT F/STA 173.5 STRINGER 9R. TO REPAIR A CRACKED FUSELAGE FRAME. REMOVE AND SAVE MANUFACTURERS SPLICE BETWEEN STRINGER 11L & 12L. CUT DAMAGE FRAME ABOVE STRINGER 10L. MANUFACTURE AND INSTALL NEW FRAME SECTION PER SRM AN 01-25LA-3, FIGURE 69 & 70 AND DRAWING #1929-01 USING MS20470AD5 RIVETS. REINSTALL MANUFACTURERS SPLICE WITH SAME TYPE AND SIZE OF FASTENERS AS ORIGINAL.