Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
May 29, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N867BX
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
46049
Part
Longeron
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 180-220
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 BETWEEN FUSELAGE STATION 180 AND 220, LONGERON 31 LEFT. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED CORROSION REMOVAL, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION A NEW LONGERON SPLICE FITTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAA DER APPROVED DRAWINGS COO-SJO-98-0362DAC, COO-SJO-98-0369DAC, DOUGLAS FAX ACTION NUMBERS 373978, 372,760, 370453 AND ENGINGEERING ORDER 53-DC8-863.

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