Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
April 21, 2007
Submitted
May 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45993
Aircraft time
86,484 hours, 35,828 cycles
Part
Frame
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

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 MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT FRAME FLANGE WITH A CRACK AT STATION 1580.000 LONGERON 21LEFT. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED CRACKED FRAME SEGMENT. FABRICATED NEW FRAME SEGMENT. PERFORMED HEAT TREATMENT TO FRAME SEGMENT AND ANGLES. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIGURE 2 SHEETS 4 AND 6, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, DC8 SRM 53-4-1 FIGURE 51 SHEET 21 ITEM A, DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIGURE 2 SHEET 1, DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIGURE 2 SHEETS 7 AND 8, T/R NUMBER 53-110 DATED 11-10-00,DC8 SRM 51-1-1 PAGES 1, 13, 17,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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