Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
April 29, 2005
Submitted
June 23, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45993
Aircraft time
83,496 hours, 34,569 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Corroded
Location
Aft Cargo Bay
Part time
83,496 hours, 34,569 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, AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT CORROSION ON LONGERON 36 BETWEEN STA FS 1380.000 AND 1420.000. PERFORMED BLEND OUT 0.015, MATERIAL THICKNESS 0.150, REMAINING MATERIAL 0.135 ON LWR RADIO AREA AND BLEND OUT 0.011, MATERIAL THICKNESS 0.135, REMAINING MATERIAL 0.124 ON LONGITUDINAL HORIZONTAL LWR AREA FOUND WITHIN ALLOWABLE LIMITS IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG IF SHEET 3 PAGE 2P. APPLIED ALODINE AND REPAINTED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8B.

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