Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 4, 2006
Submitted
September 6, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46106
Aircraft time
96,561 hours, 25,131 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 200-180
Part time
96,561 hours, 25,131 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 INSPECTION FOUND LONGERON 36 CORRODED FROM BS 200-180. REMOVED CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED CORRODED SPLICE FITTING. FABRICATED NEW SPLICE FITTING (AL 7075 O 0.071). HEAT TREATED 7075 O TO 7075 T6. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED SPLICE FITTING. INSTALLED SPLICE FITTING IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC-8 SRM 51-3-1, DC-8 SRM 51-1-8 PAGES 17-18, DC-8 SRM 53-2-0 PAGE 2P, DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC-8 SRM 53-4-1 FIG 28 ITEM N, DC-8 SRM 51-1-1 PAGES 1, 13, 17, AND DC-8 SRM 51-1-8B.

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