Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 13, 2004
Submitted
July 23, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46073
Aircraft time
79,223 hours, 25,248 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
2537716
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fusleage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

INSPECTION TYPE:C-3 FWD PIT FRAME HAS CORROSION FWD SIDE AT STA 140 BETWEEN L34L AND L34R. REMOVED FASTENER TO FRAME IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21D, REMOVED CORROSION, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0. REMOVED AND REPLACED FRAME SECTION. LOCATED AND DRILLED SPLICE ANGLE REPAIR AND FRAME IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-24. ALODINED AND PRIMED. INSTALLED FRAME, SPLICE AND GILLINER ATTACH IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D.

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