Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 14, 2004
Submitted
January 31, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46106
Aircraft time
93,578 hours, 23,843 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Corroded
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 CORROSION AROUND DOME NUTS AT STATION 44 LONGERON 27 RIGHT. REMOVED CORROSION, OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO REMOVE DAMAGE SECTION OF LONGERON. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS, LOCATED, DRILLED, TRIMMED, DEBURRED, TREATED, PRIMED, INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS, AND NEW FASTENERS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-2, 51-1-8, AND 51-1-21.

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