Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
October 13, 2005
Submitted
November 1, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45994
Aircraft time
89,672 hours, 36,136 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Condition
Broken
Location
Bs 70
Part time
89,672 hours, 36,136 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 C CHECK INSPECTION, LT FUSELAGE NOSE SECTION LWR PLATING UPPER AFT CORNER BROKEN OFF AT BS 70 L-33. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-2 FIG 8C-2, TR NR 53-176, EO SEMAN NR 20051299 DATED 09-29-05. PERFORMED DETAIL VISUAL INSPECT. NEITHER CRACK NOR CORROSION FOUND. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-5 FIG 8C-2, DC8 SRM 53-2-5 FIG 8B-2, DC8 SRM 53-3-1 FIG 1 ITEM A, DC 8 SRM 53-4-1 FIG 1 ITEM C, DC8 SRM 51-9-0 FIG 68A. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-5 FIG 8C-2, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC8 SRM 51-3-1.

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