Service difficulty report · Plate · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
June 8, 2004
Submitted
June 30, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45973
Aircraft time
75,918 hours, 30,152 cycles
Part
Plate
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Part time
75,918 hours, 30,152 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 A ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND FUSELAGE AFT CENTER SECTION LWR PLATING CRACKED 1 INCH BETWEEN STA 1555.00 AND SB 1560.00. REPAIRS WERE ACCOMPLISHED BY PERFORMING MAJOR REPAIR IAW DC8-53-2-1 FIG 7. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21, PAGE 1. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AND FABRICATED DOUBLER FINGER DOUBLER & FILLER, IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-1 FIG 2. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA, FILLER AND FINGER DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-11 PAGE 9. INSTALLED DOUBLER, FILLER AND FINGER.

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