SDR TWAA0100908

Service difficulty report · Casting · Doug DC983

Difficulty date: January 1, 2001
Submitted: January 15, 2001
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N9403W
Make and model: Doug DC983
Aircraft serial: 53139
Aircraft time: 25,057 hours, 12,178 cycles
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Casting
Condition: Cracked
Location: Fuselage
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: V
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

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What was found

DURING CHECK-C MAINT AT STA 845, LBL 58, CASTING WAS CRACKED BELOW FLOOR AT FUSELAGE FORMER TO FLOORBEAM TIE, LT. INSTALLED NEW CASTING PER DOUGLAS DRAWING 3920341 AND SPM 6-70-01. INSTALLED HI-LOKS PER SRM 51-60-0 PAGE 36 FIG 4 PIN SUBSTITUTION TABLE AND PER SRM 51-3-0 PAGE 12 HI-LOK INSTALLATION. TORQUED HI-LOKS PER SRM 51-30-1 PAGE 11 TO 13.

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