Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 12, 2005
Submitted
October 22, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46003
Aircraft time
94,807 hours, 30,875 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 55
Part time
94,807 hours, 30,875 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, FWD ACCY CMPT- FRAME CRACKED, STA 55, L-24R. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR. REMOVED FASTENERS. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. NO CRACK CORROSION FOUND AROUND TRIMMED AREA. FABRICATED NEW SEGMENT FRAME (EXTRUSION P/N S2641520) 7075.0.0.071. (02EA) ANGLES (AL 7075.0.0.071) IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2 (SHEET 5) TR 53-125, DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2 (SHEET 6), DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2 (SHEET 7, 8) TR 53-110, DC8 SRM 51-1-4 PAGE 1. PERFORMED HEAT TREATMENT FROM 7075.0 TO 7075 T6 (FRAME SEGMENT, ANGLES) IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-1 PAGES 1, 13, 17. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA, REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS.

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