Service difficulty report · Bracket · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
February 22, 2002
Submitted
February 28, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N967TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53617
Aircraft time
7,717 hours, 4,168 cycles
Part
Bracket
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 FOUND AFT ACCY COMPARTMENT BRACKET CRACKED ABOVE RT VENT BOX FWD OF RUDDER TRIM DRUM. DOUBLER FABRICATED PER SRM 53-01, FIG 3 AND 4, PAGE 18.

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