SDR TWAA9812007

Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC932

Difficulty date: July 17, 1998
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N998R
Make and model: Doug DC932
Aircraft serial: 47030
System (JASC): 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
Part: Frame
Condition: Cracked
Location: Bs 980
Stage of operation: IN
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 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND FRAME WITH APPROX 1 IN CRACK AT STA 980, LONGERON 17R. ACCOMPLISHED FRAME REPAIR BY CUTTING DAMAGED SECTION OUT BETWEEN L14R AND L16R, AND FLOOR LINE. INSTALLED NEW SECTIONS OF FRAME AND SPLICED PER SRM 53-03, FIG 32, SHEETS 1 THRU 5.

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