Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
January 26, 2003
Submitted
July 28, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46065
Aircraft time
82,687 hours, 34,420 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Part time
82,687 hours, 34,420 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 A CRACKED FRAME AT STATION 280 LONGERON 29 RIGHT. REMOVED DAMAGED FRAME, FABRICATED NEW FRAME, LOCATED, DRILLED, TRIMMED, TREATED, PRIMED, AND INSTALLED NEW FRAME IAW DOUGLAS DRAWING 9779487, DC8 SRM 51-1-8, AND 51-1-20D.

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