Service difficulty report · Finger Doubler · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
March 3, 2004
Submitted
March 3, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
GKZR792X
Aviation Repair Technologies, LLC
Aircraft
N823BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46064
Aircraft time
86,027 hours, 35,239 cycles
Part
Finger Doubler
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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

LEFT UPPER CARGO COMP BETWEEN STA 902 & STA 920 FINGER DOUBLER ABOVE WHEEL WELL CORRODED AND RIVET HEAD SHEARED. CORRODED FINGER DOUBLER REMOVED, CORROSION ON PANEL REMOVED IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-0. THICKNESS OF PANEL .063 CORRODED SECTION BEYOND LIMITS IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-0. CORRODED SECTION CUT OUT AND REPAIR DONE IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-1 FIG. 7 USING .071 2024T3 DOUBLER, .063 FILLER. AREA TREATED AND PRIMED IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8. INSTALLED IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-21. (CLOSED)

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