Service difficulty report · Doubler · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
June 23, 2005
Submitted
August 5, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N822BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45813
Aircraft time
89,890 hours, 37,461 cycles
Part
Doubler
Condition
Out Of Limits
Location
Fuselage
Part time
89,890 hours, 37,461 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING C CHECK INSPECT, LT FWD FUS ABOVE AND AFT TURBO COMPRESSOR, SIDE 1 (FWD) BELOW, MIN EDGE DISTANCE FOR RIVETS, REPAIR DOUBLER RATIO ABOVE LIMITS TO THICK, STA FS 116.000 L-21.5L. UPGRADE REPAIR BY REPLACING EXISTING DOUBLER WITH 0.071AND ENSURE MIN EDGE DISTANCE IS WITHIN SRM LIMITS ON SIDE 1. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 # 05280 DATE 07-04-05, SEMAN DWG # ED 3991 DATE 06-28-05, EO SEMAN NR 2005895 DATE 07-04-05. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLERS IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-21 PAGE 1, DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D PAGE 21. PERFORMED NDT INSPECT IAW DC-8 SPM PART 06-10-01-001. FAB`D REPAIR DOUBLER (ALCLAD 7075 T6 0.071”) + REPAIR TRIPLER (ALCLAD 7075 T6 0.080”) + (03 EA) INTERNAL FINGER DOUBLER (ALCLAD 7075 T6 0.03

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