Service difficulty report · Support Angle · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
October 3, 2004
Submitted
January 23, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N825BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45978
Aircraft time
85,823 hours, 34,028 cycles
Part
Support Angle
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
85,823 hours, 34,028 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, FOUND EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SUPPORT ANGLE CRACKED AT STATION 640 BETWEEN +X70 AND -Z35. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO REMOVE DAMAGED SUPPORT ANGLE. FABRICATED NEW SUPPROT ANGLE, LOCATED, DRILLED, TREATED, PRIMED, INSTALLED NEW SUPPORT ANGLE AND FASTENERS AT STATION 640 BETWEEN +X70 AND -Z35. IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-1, 51-1-20, 51-1-4, 51-1-5, AND 51-1-8.

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