Service difficulty report · Cap · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
March 15, 2001
Submitted
July 3, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46065
Aircraft time
79,927 hours, 33,374 cycles
Part
Cap
Condition
Gouged
Location
Sta 1703
Part time
79,927 hours, 33,374 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, A GOUGED WAS DETECTED AT FUSELAGE STATION 1703, LONGERON 22 LEFT FUSELAGE FRAME CAP. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED REMOVAL OF DAMAGED CAP, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH DACO DRAWING 5612146 AND ENGINEERING ORDER 53-DC8-1783.

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