SDR GAIA9639

Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC915F

Difficulty date
November 26, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N564PC
Make and model
Doug DC915F
Aircraft serial
47062
Part
Fitting
Part number
9922042
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
44,572 hours
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

DURING C-CHECK, INSPECTION REVEALED SEVENTEEN CRACKED STRUT FRAME ATTACH FITTINGS IN THE LOWER FUSELAGE CARGO COMPARTMENTS. CLOSER INSPECTION REVEALED THE CRACKS TO BE STRESS CORROSION CRACKS ALONG GRAIN LINES. EIGHT FRAMES WERE REPLACED IAW DOUGLAS SRM AND NINE OF THE FRAMES WERE REPAIRED IAW KITTY HAWK E.A. D9-53-042. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. STA 275, 294, 351, 370, 389, 408, 427, 661, 680, 699, 718, 737, BETWEEN L22L AND L25L. STA 237, 256, 294, 389, 661, BETWEEN L22R AND L25R. (X)

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