Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
July 17, 2001
Submitted
October 24, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N31CX
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45911
Aircraft time
73,325 hours, 28,844 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Corroded
Location
F.S. 21
Part time
73,325 hours, 28,844 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, CORROSION WAS DETECTED AT FUSELAGE STATION 902 BETWEEN LONGERONS LONGERON 21R AND LONGERONS 20R. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED REOVAL OF DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION REPAIR FILLERS AN EXTERNAL DOUBLERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL AND ENGINEERING ORDER 53-DC8-1808.

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