Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 9, 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

AFT LOWER CARGO COMPT L-27R CORRODED AT STA 1290.000 (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-2-2 FIG 11. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG 21. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-1-8 PG 17-18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-2-0 PG 2M. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED AREA IAW SRM 53-2-2 FIG 11. FABRICATED FILLER AND DOUBLER ANGLE IAW SRM 53-2-2 FIG 11. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 53-2-2 FIG 11, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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