Service difficulty report · Panel · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
March 9, 2006
Submitted
June 19, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45991
Aircraft time
97,112 hours, 31,235 cycles
Part
Panel
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4 Pylon
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, RT WING NR 4 PYLON PANEL CRACKED, YN 321.000. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DC8-70 SB 54-93 CONDITION V. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SB 54-93 PAGE 11 FIG 2 DC8 SRM 51-3-0, DC8 SRM 51-1-21. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION TO PYLON ADAPTER PANEL FOR CRACKS, BREAKS OR MISALIGNED BOLTS. NEITHER CRACKS, BREAKS, CORROSION NOR MISALIGNED BOLTS. PERFORMED STOP HOLE ON CRACK END AND FABRICATED (04EA) DOUBLERS (AL7075T6 0.090”) IAW SB 54-93 PAGES 8, 9, 10. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA & REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SB 54-93 PAGES 13, 14, 15, 16, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, DC8 SRM 51-3-0, DC8 SRM 51-3-1 (TORQUED)

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