Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
August 21, 2000
Submitted
August 31, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N977Z
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47249
Aircraft time
76,944 hours, 89,496 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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 OP 15 MAINT CHECK ON RT SIDE OF CABIN, STA 699, A FORMER CASTING HAD A CRACK APPROX 3 INCHES LONG IN AFT LOWER I/B FLANGE, CONFIRMED BY NDT. REMOVED AND REPLACED FORMER CASTING PER SRM 53-11-3 AND INSTALLED FASTENERS PER SRM 51-30.

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