Service difficulty report · Plating · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
October 8, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N824BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45946
Part
Plating
Part number
561386259
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 21-30
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 PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, FOUND THE FUSELAGE EXTERNAL PLATING WITH CORROSION BULGE, TWO MISSING RIVET HEADS AND THREE CRACKS MIGRATING FROM ONE MISSING RIVET HEADS BETWEEN FUSELAGE STATION -21.0 TO 30.0 BETWEEN LONGERON 31 RIGHT AND 35 LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT VISITED HEAVY MAINTENANCE FOR REPAIRS. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED CORROSION REMOVAL, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION AN INTERNAL FILLER, TWO INTERNAL SPLICE DOUBLERS, AND EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOUGLAS FAX FILE NUMBER 98-10-08-009 AND DOUGLAS STRUCTUAL REPAIR MANUAL.

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