Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 5, 2000
Submitted
June 19, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9305N
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49395
Aircraft time
31,935 hours, 29,140 cycles
Part
Stiffener
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fairing
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 CHECK-C MAINT AT STA 996 BODY FAIRING STIFFENER BOTTOM CORD HAD A 6.5 INCH CRACK AND THE REPAIR ANGLE HAD 1.5 INCH CRACK. STOP DRILLED CRACKS PER SRM 53-00. ACCOMP NDT HIGH FREQ EDDY CURRENT ON STIFFENER PER 51-00-03 PART 6. FABRICATED NEW ANGLE AND INSTALLED PER SRM 53-01 PAGE 10 FIG 2.

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