Service difficulty report · Stringer Clip · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
December 4, 2001
Submitted
December 7, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9628W
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53598
Aircraft time
8,882 hours, 4,238 cycles
Part
Stringer Clip
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 CHECK-C MAINT AT FUSELAGE STA 1437 LEFT, INSIDE TAIL COMPT JUST LT OF ACFT CENTER LINE, 1 EA STRINGER TIE CLIP WAS CRACKED, TOP OF FUSELAGE JUST INBD OF FIRST STRINGER LT SIDE. MADE NEW ANGLE PER DRAWING 9911860 AND INSTALLED PER SRM 51-30-5.

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