Service difficulty report · Finger Doubler · Doug DC872F

Difficulty date
June 16, 2008
Submitted
August 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721CX
Make and model
Doug DC872F
Aircraft serial
46013
Aircraft time
84,734 hours, 21,534 cycles
Part
Finger Doubler
Condition
Corroded
Location
Cockpit
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

DURING ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND COCKPIT FINGER DOUBLER WITH CORROSION AT STATION FS 188.000-208.000 LT BOTTOM LINE 60. REMOVED CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. NO CRACK NO CORROSION FOUND FABRICATED SEGMENT PANEL, EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLERS, INTERNAL REPAIR FINGER DOUBLER, STRAPS, AND INTERNAL REPAIR FINGER DOUBLER. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-11, FAA FORM 8110-3 08378 DATED 07/11/08 SEMAN DRAWING ED-4805 DATED 06/24/08, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B PAGES 17-18, DC8 SRM 53-2-0 PAGE 2-M, DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001, AND DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. (S)

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