Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 14, 2004
Submitted
February 6, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46106
Aircraft time
93,578 hours, 23,843 cycles
Part
Stiffener
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 HORIZONTAL STIFFENER CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH AT STATION 1956 LEFT SIDE. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO REMOVE STIFFENER. REMOVED DAMAGE. FABRICATED DOUBLER, LOCATED, DRILLED, TRIMMED, DEBURRED, TREATED, PRIMED, INSTALLED DOUBLER AND NEW FASTENERS, REINSTALLED STIFFENER AT STATION 1956 IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0, 51-1-21, 53-5-3, 51-1-20D, AND 51-1-8.

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