Service difficulty report · Doubler · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
August 27, 2002
Submitted
December 12, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45993
Aircraft time
80,111 hours, 32,890 cycles
Part
Doubler
Condition
Inadequate
Location
Fuselage Skin
Part time
80,111 hours, 32,890 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 TEMPORARY REPAIR AT FUSELAGE STATION 45 LONGERON 29L WAS DETECTED. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED, REMOVAL OF TEMPORARY REPAIR, DAMAGE. FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF REPAIR DOUBLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.

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