Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 29, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46076
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 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, PYLON FAIRED AREA INBOARD NR 1 PYLON FWD SPAR CAP HAD TWO INCHES & PROGRESSING PREVIOIUSLY STOP HOLE. DOT 382844. REMOVED 2 FASTENERS FOR ACCESS TO NDT AT PYLON NR 1 FWD SPAR CAP IAW DC-8 SRM 51-3-0 FIG 52A. REMOVED NR 1 DC-8 SRM 51-1-20 PAR 8 MM 20-15-0 PAR 4B. FABRICATED NEW ANGLE IAW ATM C1-PG3-ATM005239A & DRAWING NR 58 0419 FROM STEEL SHEET 17-7 PH. DRILLED ATTACHING HOLES TO DRAG ANGLE IAW DC-8 SRM 51-3-2 PG 1. PRIMED DRAG ANGLE PER SRM 51-1-8 PG 16. INSTALLED DRAG ANGLE IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D PAR 7 & 51-30 PAR 1 & 2. INST. ENG. NR 1 IAW DHL J/C 8-202.

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