Service difficulty report · Structure · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 13, 2007
Submitted
August 29, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46124
Aircraft time
85,412 hours, 30,822 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Cracked
Part time
85,412 hours, 30,822 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

FUSELAGE EXTERIOR PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGER AFT UPPER CORNER ACS MODIFICATION DOUBLER 0.375" CRACK STA -12.000 L-24L (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 DATED 08-13-07, ASTAR EVA D853-00007 DATED 07-10-07, ASTAR DWG ES D853-00007-001 DATED 08-06-07. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION AND FABRICATED (2EA) REPAIR FILLERS (AL2024T3 0.100") AND REPAIR DOUBLER (AL2024T3 0.050") AND REPAIR TRIPLER (AL2024T3 0.063") IAW EVA D853-0007, ASTAR DWG ES D853-00007-001. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 08-00-02 TO 07. ENCLOSED SMN FORM 242-4. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW EVA D853-0007, ASTAR DWG ES

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