Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 7, 2004
Submitted
February 8, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46106
Aircraft time
93,578 hours, 23,843 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
561194334
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Part time
93,578 hours, 23,843 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK, FOUND CORRODED FRAME AT STATION 70 BETWEEN LONGERON 31 RIGHT AND 32 RIGHT. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO REMOVE ATTACHING FRAME STRUCTURE. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO REMOVE DAMAGED FRAME. RECEIVED NEW FRAME, FABRICATED FRAME SPLICE REPAIR PARTS. LOCATED NEW FRAME AND FRAME SPLICE REPAIR PARTS LOCATED, DRILLED, TRIMMED, DEBURRED, TREATED, PRIMED. INSTALLED NEW FRAME AND FRAME SPLICE REPAIR PARTS, AND NEW FASTENERS. RE-ATTACHED FRAME STRUCTURE IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-5, 51-1-21, 51-3-0, 51-1-20D, 53-2-0, AND 51-1-8.

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