Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 12, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583MD
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49569
Part
Frame
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1485
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

LT CANTED FRAME AT FS 1485 LONGERON 8L TO 13L IS EXFOLIATED AT FASTENER HOLES. REMOVED DAMAGED FRAME, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW FRAME PER SRM 51-10-2 USING 7075-0 .050 HEAT TREATED TO T-6, MATERIAL ID PER DC-9 SRM 53-14-4.

More about the Doug DC-9-83