Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
April 11, 2008
Submitted
October 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45811
Aircraft time
88,878 hours, 38,040 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Fuselage
Part time
88,878 hours, 38,040 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 IMPROPER REPAIR AT STATION FS 404 LONGERON 35.5 LEFT. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. NO CRACK AND CORROSION FOUND. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER, INTERNAL FINGER DOUBLER, SKIN FILLER. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-11, 51-3-1, FAA FORM 8110-3 NUMBER 08244 DATED 05/08/08 SEMAN DRAWING ED-3861 REVISION1 DATED 04/26/08, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, 51-3-0, 51-1-20D, DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001, AND DC8 SRM 51-1-8B.

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