Service difficulty report · Fitting · 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
Fitting
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 879 L21l
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 MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT MISSDRILLED HOLE ON FLANGE OF FRAME FITTING AT STATION 879.000 LONGERON-21 LEFT. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. PLUGGED MISDRILLED HOLE WITH RIVET. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. NO CRACK, NO CORROSION NOTED. FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR ANGLE. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR ANGLE IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 NUMBER 07529 DATED 11-09-07, SEMAN DRAWING NUMBER ED-4655 DATED 11-07-07, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC8 SRM 51-1-21,DC8 NDT SPM PART 08-00-02 TO 07, FORM 242-4, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, AND 51-3-1.

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