Service difficulty report · Casting · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
December 20, 2000
Submitted
December 27, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9403W
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53139
Aircraft time
25,057 hours, 12,178 cycles
Part
Casting
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 CHECK-C MAINT, AT STA 905, RBL 58 INCHES, A CASTING WAS CRACKED BELOW FLOOR AT FUSELAGE FORMER TO FLOOR BEAM TIE, RT SIDE. REPLACE BRACKET PER SRM 51-60-0 AND 51-30-5.

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