Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
January 15, 2008
Submitted
February 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N41CX
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
46129
Aircraft time
83,204 hours, 22,524 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
25311160071
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Part time
83,204 hours, 22,524 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 CRACK ON FRAME FLANGE AT STATION 240.000 LONGERON 21RIGHT. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED FRAME. FABRICATED FRAME AND SPLICE AND ANGLE 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 SHEETS 2, AND 6, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC8 SRM 53-4-1 FIGURE 41 SHEETS 7 AND 8, DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIGURE 2 SHEET 1, DC8 SRM 51-2-0 FIGURE 50 SHEET 49A, DC8 SRM 57-2-0 FIGURE 2 SHEET 7 AND 8 TR NUMBER 53-110 DATED 11-10-00, DC8 SRM 51-1-1 PAGES 1, 13 AND 17, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, AND 51-3-1.

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