Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 15, 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
Part number
S1616757
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
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, AFT FUSELAGE FOUND A CRACK AT LONGERON 17 LEFT AT STATION 1769.000. REMOVED CRACKED LONGERON. FABRICATED NEW LONGERON. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND NEW LONGERON. INSTALLED NEW LONGERON IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-11, 51-1-21, 51-1-20D, 51-3-1, DC8 SRM 53-5-3 FIGURE 5 SHEET 1, DC8 SRM 53-1-0 PAGE 1,SRM 51-1-21 AND 51-1-20D, DC8 SRM 53-5-3 FIGURE 5 SHEET 1 ITEM "B", AND DC8 SRM 51-1-8B.

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