Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 10, 2007
Submitted
December 10, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604BX
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46046
Aircraft time
87,931 hours, 29,662 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Zone 100
Part time
87,931 hours, 29,662 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 IMPROPER REPAIR AT STATION FS 97.000 LONGERON 34.5 RIGHT. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED NET INSPECTION. NO CRACK NOR CORROSION FOUND. FABRICATED EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL FINGER DOUBLER. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA, AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SEMAN DRAWING NUMBER ED-4642, SRM 51-1-11, 51-3-1, FAA FORM 8110-3 NUMBER 07569 DATED 11-27-07, SEMAN DRAWING NUMBER ED-4642 DATED 11-12-07, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, 51-1-20D, DC8 NDT SPM PART 08-00-02 TO 07, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, AND ATTACHED FORM SEMAN 242-4.

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