Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
January 20, 2000
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N989Z
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47135
Part
Stiffener
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1019
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 CRACK IN UPPER END OF VERTICAL STIFFENER AT STA 1019, APU ENCLOSURE LEFT SIDE. REMOVED STIFFENER AND SENT TO WELDING SHOP. STIFFENER WAS WELDED PER INTER-SHOP TICKET 799450. REPLACED STIFFENER WITH HI-LOKS HLT336 PER SRM 51-30-5.

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