Service difficulty report · Vent · Doug DC872

Difficulty date
March 24, 2006
Submitted
May 11, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N722CX
Make and model
Doug DC872
Aircraft serial
46130
Aircraft time
71,621 hours, 17,096 cycles
Part
Vent
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Part time
71,621 hours, 17,096 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 INSPECTION, REMOVED THE FWD BUFFET VENT TRIMMER VALVE AND PLUG OUTLET ON FUSELAGE. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7. REMOVED FWD BUFFET VENT TRIMMER VALVE IAW DC-8 MM 38-20-11 PAGES 201-202. REMOVED EXISTING INTERNAL DOUBLER AND REMOVED AREA IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-1 FIG. 1. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER & INTERNAL FINGER DOUBLER & FILLER IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7, DC-8 SRM 53-4-1 FIG 14B ITEM A, DC-8 SRM 51-9-0 PAGE 10A. 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.

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