Service difficulty report · Structure · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 30, 2007
Submitted
July 27, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46003
Aircraft time
98,143 hours, 31,809 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Part time
98,143 hours, 31,809 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 RIGHT FUSELAGE NOSE SECTION ACS MODIFICATION DOUBLER HEAT EXCHANGER COMPARTMENT LOWER AFT IAMB CORNER CRACKED AT FLIGHT STATION 12.000 LONGERON 27 RIGHT. REMOVED FASTENER AS NEEDED TO PERFORMED REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. NO CRACK OR CORROSION AFTER DAMAGED REMOVED. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AND NEW FASTENERS IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 NUMBER 07330 DATED 07-18-07, SEMAN DRAWING NUMBER ED-4575, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001, SRN 242-2, DC8 SRM 51-1-2B, SRM 51-1-8B, SRM 51-1-11, 51-1-20D, AND SRM 51-3-1.

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