Service difficulty report · Cusp Web · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 9, 2004
Submitted
January 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46106
Aircraft time
93,578 hours, 23,843 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C
Part
Cusp Web
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Part time
93,578 hours, 23,843 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 ROUTINE C-CHECK FOUND FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT BETWEEN STATION 80 AND STATION 100 LONGERON 21 RT 10 INCHES FROM OB CUSP WEB CRACKED. REMOVED DAMAGE. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR, FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER, LOCATED, DRILLED, DEBURED, PRIMED, INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND NEW FASTENERES AT FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT BETWEEN STATION 80 AND STATION 100 LONGERON 21 RT 10 INCHES FROM OB CUSP WEB. IAW SRM 53-4-1, 53-2-0, 51-3-0, 51-1-8, 51-1-21, AND 51-1-20.

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