Service difficulty report · Bulkhead Doubler · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
July 17, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N21CX
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45955
Part
Bulkhead Doubler
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 44
Part time
63,338 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 IN THE LOWER RADOME COMPARTMENT BULKHEAD INNER DOUBLER AT FUSELAGE STATION 44. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED REMOVAL OF DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF A NEW DOUBLER AND TWO REPAIR SPLICE DOUBLERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAA DER APPROVED DRAWING F03-R08 AND ENGINEERING ORDER 53-DC8-931.

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