Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
October 11, 2004
Submitted
April 13, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46044
Aircraft time
91,246 hours, 29,801 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
91,246 hours, 29,801 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 A ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND RT FUSELAGE STRUCTURE MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT ZEE FRAME CRACK DAMAGE AROUND STA FS 260.000, L-20 RT. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED REMOVAL OF DAMAGED FRAME SEGMENT. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA. FABRICATED FRAME SEGMENT AND SPLICES. PERFORMED HEAT TREATMENT TO FRAME SEGMENT AND SPLICES. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW DOUGLAS SRM, DPS 3.69-4 REV 'AM' DPS 7.00 1 REV BJ.

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