Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 11, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N813UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46059
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 131
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:C1, FS -131, 8 BELOW THE SUBFLOOR, THE FRAME O/B FLANGE IS CRACKED AND CORRODED. STOP DRILLED THE CRACK, REMOVED THE CORROSION, AND REPAIRED THE FRAME CAP IAW DH SK813-878. FRAME CAP WITHIN LIMITS AFTER CORROSION REMOVAL IAW SRM 53-2-0.

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