Service difficulty report · Doubler · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
April 21, 2007
Submitted
May 21, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45993
Aircraft time
86,484 hours, 35,828 cycles
Part
Doubler
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Part time
86,484 hours, 35,828 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 EXTERNAL FUSELAGE NOSE SECTION RIGHT AFT PRIMARY HEAT INTERCHANGER AFT LOWER CORNER DOUBLER CRACKED AT STATION -12 LONGERON 27 RIGHT. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER. CLEANED TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACE. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC8 MM 53-30-09 PAGES 201, 202, 206 AND 209, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, DC8 SRM 51-1-11,DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, AND DC8 SRM 51-3-1.

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