Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC872

Difficulty date
December 29, 2005
Submitted
April 8, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N722CX
Make and model
Doug DC872
Aircraft serial
46130
Aircraft time
71,621 hours, 17,096 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
71,621 hours, 17,096 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, AFT CARGO COMPT L-36 CRACKED 1.5 (STA 1180.000-1190.000). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR. REMOVED FASTENERS, REMOVED CRACKED LONGERON SEGMENT IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-2- FIG 13 (SHEET 3, 4). FABRICATED NEW LONGERON SEGMENT P/N S2753715 EXTRUSION AL 7075 T6 511 IAW DC-8 SRM 53-4-1 FIG 44B ITEM R, DC-8 SRM 51-2-0 FIG 50 (SHEET 2B), DWG DACO 5750322 + SPLICE (AL 7075 T6 51 0.755) + DOUBLER (AL 7075 T6 0.160) IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-2- FIG 13 (SHEET 3, 4). CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA + REPAIR PARTS IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-2 FIG 13 (SHEET 3, 4), DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC-8 SRM 51-3-1 (TORQUED).

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