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
Bs 1260 L34r
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 AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT FRAME WITH A CRACK AT STATION 1260.000 LONGERON 34 RIGHT TO LONGERON 35 LEFT. REMOVED CRACKED FITTING. FABRICATED FRAME FITTING, SPLICES, AND DOUBLER. PERFORMED HEAT TREATMENT. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION NO CRACK OR CORROSION FOUND. TRIMMED OUT NEW FRAME FITTING TO FACILITATE INSTALLATION. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIGURE 8 SHEET 2, 5, 6, AND 8, DC8 SRM 51-1-8 PAGES 17 AND18, DC8 SRM 53-2-0 PAGE 2P, DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIGURE 8 SHEET 2 AND 6, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, ATI REPAIR SPECIFICATION NUMBER 2003-05, DOUGLAS DRAWING NUMBER 3646956,DC8 SRM 51-1-1 PAGES 1, 13 AND 17, NDT SPM PART 08-00

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