- Difficulty date
- November 2, 2002
- Submitted
- June 12, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC863F
- Aircraft serial
- 46041
- Aircraft time
- 86,860 hours, 27,054 cycles
- Part
- Longeron
- Condition
- Corroded
- 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
AFT LOWER CARGO LONGERON 34 RIGHT HAD CORROSION AT STA 1180 - 1200. REMOVED CORROSION, BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D. FABRICATED REPAIR STRAP IAW REA D853-44041MR. PRIMED STRAP IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8. INSTALLED STRAP IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D AND REA D853-44041MR.