Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 10, 2003
Submitted
July 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N873SJ
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46091
Aircraft time
83,849 hours, 22,246 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Part time
83,849 hours, 22,246 cycles
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

FWD CARGO COMPT RT TUNNEL LONGERON 26R CORRODED BETWEEN STA180.000 AND STA 200.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-2-2 PG 1-3 FIG 10-11. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. REMOVED CORROSION ON L-26R. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. CUT OUT CORRODED AREA, CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED FILLER AND SPLICE FITTING IAW SRM 53-2-2 PG 1-3 FIG 10-11. PERFORMED LIQUID PENETRANT INSPECTION IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 08-00-02106. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED FILLER SPLICE FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-8. INSTALLED FILLER AND SPLICE FITTING ON L-26R WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 53-2-2 PG 1-3, FIG 10-11, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-14 PG 1.

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