Service difficulty report · Angle · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
January 6, 2003
Submitted
January 17, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N951U
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49245
Aircraft time
56,922 hours, 30,177 cycles
Part
Angle
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 IN THE NLG WHEEL WHEEL A CRACK WAS FOUND ON RT SIDE OF NOSE GEAR WHEEL WELL JUST ABOVE THE RT FWD NOSE GEAR DOOR FWD HINGE, 8 INCHES AFT OF STA 37 ON WHEEL WELL CUTOUT SUPPORT ANGLE ON THE RT SIDE. CRACK WAS THROUGH FASTENER. TWO STACKED DOUBLERS INSTALLED. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND REPAIRED PER SRM 53-01, PAGE 10.

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