Service difficulty report · Plank · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
June 3, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N867BX
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
46049
Part
Plank
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4 Pylon
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, A CRACK WAS DETECTED ON NUMBER FOUR PYLON INTERMEDIATE OUTBOARD PLANK AT STATION YIP 241. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED STOP DRILLING CRACK, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF AN INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOUGLAS STRUCTUAL REPAIR MANUAL, FAX ACTION NUMBERS 371190, 373366, 372887 AND ENGINEERING ORDER 54-DC8-866.

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