Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC872F

Difficulty date
June 12, 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
Longeron
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

DURING ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT LONGERON-36 CORRODED AT STATION 1320.000-1340.000. REMOVED CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED LONGERON SEGMENT. FABRICATED SPLICE OF EXTRUSION. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND SPLICE. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND LONGERON SEGMENT IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-2 PAGE 6 FIGURE 41, DC8 SRM 51-1-8 PAGES 17-18, DC8 SRM 53-2-0 PAGE 2P, DC8 SRM 53-2-2 FIGURE 10 SHEET 2, SRM 53-2-2 FIG 10 SHEET 4 TR 53-193 DATED 03/15/04, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, SRM 51-2-0 FIGURE 52 SHEET 1, SRM 51-2-0 FIGURE 50 SHEET 65, SRM 53-4-1 FIGURE 44B SHEET 2 ITEM "L", SRM 51-1-20D, AND SRM 51-3-1. (S)

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