Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC872F

Difficulty date
June 12, 2008
Submitted
August 15, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721CX
Make and model
Doug DC872F
Aircraft serial
46013
Aircraft time
84,734 hours, 21,534 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 255 L25l
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 ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT FRAME CRACKED AT STATION 255.000 LONGERON 25LT. REMOVED DAMAGED FRAME SEGMENT. FABRICATED NEW SEGMENT. PERFORMED HEAT TREATMENT. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIGURE 2 SHEET 5 TR 53-125 DATED 8/31/01, SHEET 6 PAGES 5-6, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, SRM 53-2-0 FIGURE 2 SHEET 1, SRM 53-3-2 FIGURE 3 SHEET 2A ITEM "U", SRM 53-3-2 FIGURE 3 SHEET 2, SRM 51-2-0 FIGURE 52 SHEET 1, SRM 53-2-0 FIGURE 2 SHEET 7-8 TR 53-110 DATED 11-10-00, DC8 SRM 51-1-1 PAGES 1,13,17, SRM 51-1-11, SRM 51-1-20D, AND SRM 51-3-1. (S)

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