- Difficulty date
- October 13, 2005
- Submitted
- November 10, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N829BX
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 45994
- Aircraft time
- 89,672 hours, 36,136 cycles
- Part
- Doubler
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Bs 880.000
- 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 ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, MAIN CARGO CMPT MLG W/W PRESSURE PANEL DOUBLER CORRODED, STA 880.000 RBL 2’. REMOVED CORROSION FROM DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8 PG 17-18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 PG 2P. REMOVED CORRODED DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21. FABRICATED NEW DOUBLER (AL7075T6 0.050”) IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 PG 1. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA + DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21.