Service difficulty report · Fastener · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
February 14, 2005
Submitted
December 9, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45811
Aircraft time
85,895 hours, 36,255 cycles
Part
Fastener
Condition
Missing
Location
Bs 1322.00 L35.5
Part time
85,895 hours, 36,255 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 FOUND RT FUSELAGE AFT CENTER SECTION LOWER PLATING OLD OMEGA ANTENNA DOUBLER MISSING ON ROW FASTENERS AND MAX PITCH EXCEEDS LIMITS AT STA FS 1322.00L, 35.5R. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED REMOVAL OF EXISTING REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION TO AREA. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER AND INTERNAL FINGER DOUBLERS AND FILLER. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED REPAIRED PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 3-2-1 FIG 7, FIG 1 AND 3, 53-2-0, 53-4-1 FIG 16 SH 1, 51-10-1 FIG 2 SH 5, 51-3-1, 51-3-5, 51-1-4, 51-1-20D, 51-1-21.

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