Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
March 15, 2001
Submitted
August 6, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46065
Aircraft time
79,927 hours, 33,374 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Gouged
Location
Main Cabin
Part time
79,927 hours, 33,374 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING ROUTINE C CHEACK INSPECTION, A GOUGE WAS DETECTED ON FUSELAGE FRAME AT FUSELAGE STATION 1520, LONGERON 17 LEFT. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED BLENDED GOUGE AND FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLEERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL AND ENGINEERING ORDER 53-DC8-1768.

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