Service difficulty report · Frame · 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
Frame
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 240 S29l
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, AT F/S STATION 240 LEFT FRAME HAS DOUBLE DRILLED HOLE BETWEEN LONGERON 29 LEFT AND LONGERON 30 LEFT. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. PLUGGED MISDRILLED HOLE WITH RIVET. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. NO CRACK, NO CORROSION. FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR ANGLE. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR ANGLE IAW SRM 51-1-11, 51-3-1, FAA FORM 8110-3 NUMBER 07529 DATED 11-09-07, SEMAN DRAWING NUMBER ED-4646 DATED 11-08-07, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC8 NDT SPM PART 08-00-02 TO 07, ATTACHED FORM SMN 242-4, AND DC8 SRM 51-1-8B,

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