Service difficulty report · Doubler · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
October 7, 2004
Submitted
January 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N825BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45978
Aircraft time
85,823 hours, 34,028 cycles
Part
Doubler
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 EXISTING DOUBLER CRACKED AT STATION 1620 BETWEEN LONGERON 17 LEFT AND 24 LEFT. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO REMOVE DAMAGED DOUBLER. FABRICATED NEW DOUBLER, LOCATED, DRILLED, TRIMMED, TREATED, PRIMED, INSTALLED NEW DOUBLER AND FASTENERS AT STATION 1620 BETWEEN LONGERON 17 LEFT NAD 24 LEFT IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0, 51-1-21, 51-3-0, 51-1-4, 51-1-5, AND 51-1-8.

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