Service difficulty report · Structure · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
May 8, 2002
Submitted
July 2, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45973
Aircraft time
73,236 hours, 28,832 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
73,236 hours, 28,832 cycles
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, A CRACK WAS DETECTED ON THE LOWER SECTION AFT OF THE NOSE WHEEL WELL STATION 16 AND LONGERON 35R. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED REMOVAL OF DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF EXTERNAL DOUBLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL AND ENGINEERING DIRECTIVE EDQ27-1.

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