Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
May 11, 2006
Submitted
June 20, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45973
Aircraft time
78,898 hours, 31,422 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Fuselage
Part time
78,898 hours, 31,422 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 RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR LONGERON 24 HAS NON STANDARD REPAIR FROM STATION 940.000 TO STATION 960.000. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-2 FIG 5 TEMPORARY REVISION 53-123 DATE 05-15-01. REMOVED REPAIR IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-21. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW DC-8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. NO CRACKS OR CORROSION FOUND. FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLES IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-2 FIG 5 (SHEET 1, 2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27). CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR ANGLES IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLES IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-2 FIG 5 (SHEET 2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27).

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