Service difficulty report · Splice · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 11, 2004
Submitted
January 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46106
Aircraft time
93,578 hours, 23,843 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C
Part
Splice
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Part time
93,578 hours, 23,843 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 LONGERON 31 RIGHT OUTBOARD SIDE CENTER SPLICE CRACKED FROM STATION 460 TO STATION 476. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO REMOVE DAMAGED SPLICE. FABRICATED NEW SPLICE, LOCATED, DRILLED, DEBURRED, TREATED, PRIMED, INSTALLED NEW SPLICE AND NEW FASTENERS AT LONGERON 31 RIGHT BETWEEN STATION 460 TO STATION 476. IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8, 53-2-0, 51-1-20D, AND 51-1-21.

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