Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 30, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46076
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4 Pylon
Stage of operation
IN
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

C CHECK, NONROUTE ENG #4 INSIDE CENTER PYLON SECTION GENERATOR FEEDER CABLE SUPPORT HAD CRACK DAMAGE ON SURFACE. REMOVED GENERATOR FEEDER CABLE SUPPORT AS PER DC8 MM 20-50-1. CUT OUT CRACKED AREAS FROM PANEL AT NR 4 PYLON CENTER AREA IAW DC8 SRM 3-2-0 FIG 23. FABRICATED DOUBLERS REPAIR FROM 2024. CLEANED REPAIR AREA PER SRM 51-1-8 PAR 6A. OK TO TREAT AND PRIME AREA DOUBLER REPAIR TREATED AND PRIMED ARA & DOUBLERS PER SRM. INSTALLED DOUBLERS PER SRM 51-1-8. INSTALLED NR 4 PYLON GEN FEEDER CABLES SUPPORT AS PER DC8 MM 20-50-1. PENDING OPS OK, PERFORMED OPS CK DURING ENG RUN POWER RUN FOUND NORMAL IAW DC 8 MM 71-00.

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