Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 15, 2007
Submitted
December 17, 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
Misrepaired
Location
Zone 200
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 MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT HAS A IMPROPER REPAIR AND DENT ON FRAME AT STATION 1580.000 LONGERON-20 RIGHT REMOVED FASTENER AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED FRAME SEGMENT WITH EXISTING REPAIR. FABRICATED FRAME SEGMENT, ANGLES. PERFORMED HEAT TREATMENT. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS, AND REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIGURE 2 SHEET 4 AND 6, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC8 SRM 53-4-1 FIGURE 51 SHEET 21 ITEM "A", SRM 53-2-0 FIGURE 2 SHEET 7 AND 8 T/R 53-110 DATED 11-10-2000, DC8 SRM 51-1-1 PAGES 1, 13, 17, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, AND 51-3-1.

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