Service difficulty report · Hook · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
April 21, 2007
Submitted
May 16, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45993
Aircraft time
86,484 hours, 35,828 cycles
Part
Hook
Condition
Cracked
Location
Pax Door
Part time
86,484 hours, 35,828 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 EXTERIOR FUSELAGE AT NOSE SECTION FORWARD PAX DOOR HOLD OPEN HOOK, WAS CRACKED AT STATION 15.000 LONGERON 16 LEFT. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED INSPECTION NDT INSPECTION. NO CRACK OR CORROSION FOUND. FABRICATED EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL DOUBLER. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACE. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AND NEW FASTENERS IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 NUMBER 07187 DATED 05-03-07, AND SEMAN DRAWING NUMBER ED-4522 DATED 04-20-07, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, 51-3-0, DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, DC8 SRM 51-1-11, 51-3-0, 51-1-20D, AND 51-3-1.

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