Service difficulty report · Frame · 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
Frame
Part number
2537716
Condition
Dented
Location
Zone 100
Part time
87,931 hours, 29,662 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT FRAME WITH DENT AND MISDRILLED AT STATION 200.000 LONGERON31 LEFT. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED FRAME SEGMENT. FABRICATED FRAME SEGMENT ANGLE AND SPLICE. PERFORMED HEAT TREATMENT TO REPAIR PARTS. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AND NEW FASTENERS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2, SHEET 2 AND 6, 51-1-11, 51-3-1, IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIGURE 2 SHEET 2 AND 6, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIGURE 2 SHEET 1, 51-2-0 FIGURE 50 SHEET 49 T/R NUMBER 51-106 DATED 01-29-99, SRM 53-4-1 FIGURE 40 SHEET 5 AND 6, DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIGURE 2 SHEET 7 AND 8 T/R NUMBER 53-110 DATED 11-10-2000, DC8 SRM 51-1-1 PAGES 1, 13, 17, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B.

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