Service difficulty report · Beam · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
January 24, 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
Beam
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
Part time
88,687 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 L-1 DOOR FORWARD INTERNAL TOP SIDE CORNER ON FIRST HORIZONTAL BEAM FROM TOP FORWARD SIDE CRACKED IN RADIUS. STOP DRILLED CRACKED, FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER, LOCATED, DRILLED, TRIMMED, TREATED, PRIMED, AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 52-2-0, 51-1-8 AND 51-1-21.

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