Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 28, 2006
Submitted
August 25, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46106
Aircraft time
96,561 hours, 25,131 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
96,561 hours, 25,131 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 FOUND FRAME CRACKED AT STATION 55.000, LONGERON 24 RIGHT. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-21 (XFS 591.250). REMOVED CORROSION (XFS 566.250 – XFS 578.750) IAW SRM 51-1-8 PAGES 17-18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG 2G. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA IAW SEMAN DRAWING ED 4287. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW DC-8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001, NO CRACKS OR CORROSION FOUND. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER (AL 7075 T6 0.063) AND SKIN FILLERS (AL 7075 T6 0.050”) IAW SEMAN DWG NUMBER EO 4287. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA, SKIN FILLER, AND REPAIR DOUBLER INTERNAL SURFACE IAW SEMAN ENGINEERING ORDER NUMBER 2006595 DATED 08-01-06, SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACE

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