Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
April 11, 2008
Submitted
May 29, 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
Bs 167 L21r
Part time
88,878 hours, 38,040 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
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 REPAIRS LOCATED AT STATION FS 167 LONGERON 21.5 RIGHT. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER, INTERNAL DOUBLER, AND FILLER. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-1 FIGURE 7 SHEETS 1 AND 5, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, 51-1-20D, DC8 SRM 53-4-1 FIGURE 1 ITEM "D", DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, 51-1-11, AND 51-3-1.

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