Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
November 20, 2000
Submitted
November 27, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N959U
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49704
Aircraft time
39,119 hours, 19,711 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Corroded
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 CHECK-C MAINT IN THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT A FORMER WAS CORRODED AT STA 1308, LONGERON 28R TO 23L. REMOVED FRAME FROM LONGERON 18R TO 18L. INSTALLED NEW FRAME. INSTALLED SPLICE BETWEEN LONGERON 25R AND 26R PER SRM 53-03, PAGE 4C, AND FIG 2A FOR THICKNESS 0.071 TO 0.080.

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