Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 29, 2005
Submitted
August 10, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46007
Aircraft time
75,049 hours, 28,670 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Main Cargo Door
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:C1 WHILE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF MCD FWD HINGE REPLACEMENT AFTER REMOVAL OF THE ACTUATOR CLOSE OUT PNL FOUND A 1" CRACK ON THE FWD UPPER MAIN FRAME CRACK ON "Z" FRAME STOPPED AT EXISTING HOLE NDT HFEC CRACK TERMINATES AT EXISTING HOLE IAW NDTSPM06-10-01. FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 52-2-0 FIG 2 AND 51-3-0.

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