Service difficulty report · Plating · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
January 15, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N823BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46064
Part
Plating
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 650-780
Stage of operation
IN
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 ROUTE C-CHECK INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE FUSELAGE EXTERNAL PLATING BETWEEN FUSELAGE STATION 650 TO 780, LONGERONS 32 LEFT AND 32 RIGHT. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED BY REMOVAL OF DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION A NEW SECTION OF SKIN, INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLERS AND A EXTERNAL REPAIR TRIPLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAA PER APPROVED DRAWING COO-8-53-057-98 AND ENGINEERING ORDER 53-DC8-793.

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