Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
September 17, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N798UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45898
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1919
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

INSPECTION TYPE-C2, TAIL CONE FRAME STA 1919 RT SIDE OF LONGERON 36 CRACKED. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF FRAME, FORMED FRAME SECTION IAW DAC DWG 5 704650. HEAT TREATED ANGLES, SPLICES, FORMED FRAME IAW TPS-1003 AND DC8 SRM 51-1-1. FAB FRAME AND SPLICE ANGLES AND DRILLED IAW DC8 SRM 53-2 -9. DAC DWG 5704650 AND DC8 SRM 51-3-2. ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8. INSTALLED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D.

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