SDR IXXA96132

Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC871

Difficulty date: July 22, 1996
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N823BX
Make and model: Doug DC871
Aircraft serial: 46064
System (JASC): 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
Part: Frame
Condition: Cracked
Location: Bs 1300
Part time: 74,464 hours
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

DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE FUSELAGE FRAME AT STATION 1300 WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. THE CRACK WAS LOCATED BETWEEN LONGERONS 35 LEFT AND 35 RIGHT. THE CRACK WAS REPAIRED IAW THE DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL 53-2-0, FIGURE 1B, SHEET 3. (M)

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