Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 25, 2004
Submitted
April 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46044
Aircraft time
91,246 hours, 29,801 cycles
Part
Fitting
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Part time
91,246 hours, 29,801 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING A ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, LT FUSELAGE LONGERON 24 FITTING FRAME WAS REMOVED AND INSTALLED TO COMPLY WITH N/R 3484 SID 960.000L-24 TO L-23L. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED, REMOVED FRAME FITTING, CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA. FABRICATED SPLICES AND DOUBLER AND FILLERS. PERFORMED HEAT TREATMENT TO FILLERS AND DOUBLER. CLEANED TREATED AND PRIMED. REPAIRED PARTS. INSTALLED FRAME FITTING REPAIR PARTS WITH NEW FASTENERS AFTER COMPLIED WITH N/R 3484 PER THE DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.

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