Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
October 25, 2004
Submitted
November 22, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N798UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45898
Aircraft time
67,297 hours, 25,713 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
5642083
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

CORROSION ON FRAME AT STA -99 AT DOOR 90A NEAR L23L. REMOVED LIGHT CORROSION AT SITE. REMOVED .003 MAT FROM .088 THICK RIB, WITH IN LIMITS PER SRM53-2-0 FIG 1F, TREATED PER SRM 51-1-8. FOUND RIB CRACKED. CUT OUT DAMAGE, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FILLER (7075T6-.080) AND REPAIR ANGLE (7075O-.100 H.T. TO T6) REF SAA SK798-255, DPS 7.00-1, SRM51-1-26, 51-1-20D, 51-1-8.

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