Service difficulty report · Frame Splice · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
March 22, 2007
Submitted
March 30, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N811UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46089
Aircraft time
80,006 hours, 27,377 cycles
Part
Frame Splice
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fs 1690 L24l
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:C3 L24L END FITTING CRACKED ON AFT SIDE OF STA 1690 FRAME SPLICE. REMOVED END FITTING AT STA 1690 L24L IAW SRM 51-1-21. DRILLED, REAMED AND INSTALLED END FITTING AT STA 1690 L24L IAW SRM 51-3-2 AND SRM 51-1-20D.

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