SDR TWAA0000108

Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC932

Difficulty date: October 6, 1999
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N925L
Make and model: Doug DC932
Aircraft serial: 47357
System (JASC): 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
Part: Frame
Condition: Cracked
Location: Bs 83.5
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 OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND RT NOSE SECTION INTERNAL STRUCTURE, AS VIEWED INSIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ACCESS, HAD MFG PN 9911505-7 FRAME CRACKED AT X=-10, 1 1/2 INCHES LONG IN RADIUS AND 1 1/2 IN LONG BETWEEN 3 RIVETS AT STA 83.5. TWO EACH PLACES. REMOVED AND REPLACED FRAME PER MO 72N37.

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