Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
March 4, 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
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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 FORWARD ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT STRUCTURE FRAME CRACK DAMAGE AT STA FS 55.00,L-24R. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED REMOVAL OF FASTENERS FROM REPAIR AREA. REMOVED DAMAGED FRAME SEGMENT. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. FABRICATED FRAME SEGMENT AND SPLICE DOUBLER. PERFORMED HEAT TREATMENT, CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIRED PARTS. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED FRAME SEGMENT AND SPLICES IAW DC8 SRSM 53-2-0 FGI2 SH 1, 6 TR NR 53-125, 53-3-1 FIG 3 SH 2, 2A, 51-1-1, 51-1-4, 51-1-11, 51-1-15, 51-1-20D, 51-3-1, 51-3-2 DPS 3.69-4 REV "AM" R-1,7.00-1 REFV."BK".

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