Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
October 3, 2004
Submitted
January 5, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N825BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45978
Aircraft time
85,823 hours, 34,028 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 800
Part time
85,823 hours, 34,028 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK FOUND SKIN CRACKED AT AFT CARGO BASKET DOOR AFT RIGHT UPPER CORNER APPROXIMATELY STATION 1200. REMOVED CARGO DOOR. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS, LOCATED, DRILLED, TREATED, PRIMED, AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED AND ADJUSTED CARGO DOOR IAW SC8 SRM 52-2-0, 52-4-0, AND 51-1-8, DC8 MM 52-31-1.

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