Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
July 6, 2005
Submitted
July 26, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46076
Aircraft time
84,803 hours, 31,060 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
84,803 hours, 31,060 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 CROSS SLIDE DOOR AREA L-35L CRACKED STA 280.000-300.000 MAJOR REPAIR. CORR.: PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG. 1B. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG. 21. PERFORMED STOP HOLE IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG. 1B (SHEET 3). PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW DC8 NDT PART 06-10-01-001. FABRICATED ANGLE DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG. 1B (SHEET 3) SRM 53-4-1 FIG. 28. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND ANGLE DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG. 9. INSTALLED ANGLE DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG. 1B SHEET 3, SRM 51-1-20D PG. 9. TORQUED IAW SRM 51-3-1 PG. 2A.

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