Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
September 21, 2006
Submitted
October 30, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N825BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45978
Aircraft time
88,788 hours, 35,270 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 405 L12r
Part time
88,788 hours, 35,270 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 EXTERNAL SKIN CRACKED AT STATION 405.000, LONGERON 12 RIGHT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED FASTENERS. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION, NO CRACKS OR CORROSION FOUND. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS. IAW DC-8 SRM 51-3-1, DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-011, DC-8 SRM 51-1-8B, DC-8 SRM 51-1-11, FAA FORM 8100-9 DATED 09-26-06, BOEING MSG # 1-22835486-7 DATED 09-26-06, ROD SKETCH 06-09-25-002, AND SEMAN ENGINEERING ORDER NUMBER 2006727 DATED 09-26-06.

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