Service difficulty report · Plating · 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
Plating
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rudder
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 THE RUDDER RIGHT SIDE EXTERNAL PLATING AND STATION ZR208.625. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED STOP DRILLING CRACK, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION AN EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAA DER APPROVED DRAWING COO-8-55-339-98 AND ENGINEERING ORDER 55-DC8-899.

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