Service difficulty report · Plating · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
May 20, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N867BX
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
46049
Part
Plating
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 301.5-324
Part time
79,051 hours
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 ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS DETECTED ON FUSELAGE EXTERNAL PLATING BETWEEN FUSELAGE STATION 301.5 AND 324, LONGERONS 33 AND 34 LEFT. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED REMOVAL OF DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION TWO INTERNAL FILLERS AND AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER, TRIPLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAA DER APPROVED DRAWING COO-8-53-318-98 AND ENGINEERING ORDER 53-DC8-880.

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