Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 10, 2007
Submitted
December 11, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604BX
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46046
Aircraft time
87,931 hours, 29,662 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
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 LEFT FUSELAGE NOSE SECTION ACS MODIFICATION DOUBLER HEAT INTERCHARGER COMPARTMENT LOWER AFT JAMB CORNER CRACKED AT STATION FS 12.000 LONGERON 27 LEFT. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. NO CRACK, NO CORROSION FOUND. FABRICATED EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL DOUBLER CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-11, 51-1-20D, 51-3-1, FORM FAA 8110-3 NUMBER 07569 DATED 11-27-07 SEMAN DRAWING NUMBER ED-4644 DATED 11-09-07, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, 51-3-0, DC8 NDT SPM PART 08-00-02 TO 07, FORM SMN 242-4, AND DC8 SRM 51-1-8B.

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