Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
May 3, 2001
Submitted
September 26, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N822BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45813
Aircraft time
84,173 hours, 34,855 cycles
Part
Spar Cap
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
Part time
84,173 hours, 34,855 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS DETECTED AT THE VERTICAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR LEFT HAND CAP AT STATION ZR 265. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED REMOVAL OF DAMAGED CAP. FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF NEW CAP IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL, DAC DRAWING 5611409 AND ENGINEERING ORDER 55-DC8-3048.

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