Service difficulty report · Doubler · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
January 20, 2009
Submitted
March 5, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799AL
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
45922
Aircraft time
82,730 hours, 25,264 cycles
Part
Doubler
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
82,730 hours, 25,264 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND FUSELAGE NOSE SECTION BROKEN INTERNAL DOUBLER AT PNEU AIR INLET AT STATION 35.000. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED INTERNAL DOUBLER. FABRICATED INTERNAL DOUBLER. PERFORMED HEAT TREATMENT. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA AND INTERNAL DOUBLER. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PART IAW DC8 SRM 53-3-2 FIGURE 1, DC8 SRM 53-1-0 PAGE 1, SRM 51-1-21, DC8 SRM 53-3-2 FIGURE 1 ITEM "J", DC8 SRM 51-1-1 PAGES 1,13, AND 17, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, AND DC8 SRM 51-1-11.

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