Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
October 14, 2002
Submitted
January 13, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45811
Aircraft time
82,897 hours, 34,853 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Lightning Strike
Location
Fuselage
Part time
82,897 hours, 34,853 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING A ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, EVIDENCE OF LIGHTNING STRIKES WERE DETECTED ON FUSELAGE STATION 120 LONGERON 9R. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED REMOVAL OF DAMAGED AREA FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF REPAIR DOUBLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL MANUAL AND DRAWING R74-R01.

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