SDR VJ970044

Service difficulty report · Stringer · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
February 5, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N922VV
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47274
Part
Stringer
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 58.5
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

DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION AN 1.5 INCH STRESS CORROSION CRACK WAS FOUND AT XCW=58.5 RIGHT LOWER TEE CAP OUTBOARD RADIUS, BETWEEN STRINGER 13 AND 14, (EF SB 57-98 R8). PERFORMED SB 57-98 R8 TEE CAP INSPECTION, BY REMOVING BOLTS AND BARREL NUTS, CLEANED HOLES, VISUAL INSPECTION FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES IN BOLT HOLES. RE-INSTALLED BOLTS AND BARREL NUTS. NDT VERIFIED CRACK BETWEEN STRINGER 13-14 RIGHT LOWER INST CLIP REPAIR IAW AERO EO 96-407 TO BE RE-INSPECTED AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED. (M)

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