- Difficulty date
- January 8, 2007
- Submitted
- March 9, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N921R
- Make and model
- Doug DC863F
- Aircraft serial
- 46145
- Aircraft time
- 69,294 hours, 23,724 cycles
- Part
- Splice
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Skin
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- 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
LWR FUSELAGE EXTERIOR STA 1766 L-33L MANUFACTURING SPLICE WITH CORROSION. REMOVED SPLICE IAW DPS 3.67.27, FABRICATED NEW SPLICE IAW DC8 SRM 53-4-1 AND DPS 3.69.4. PRIMED NEW SPLICE IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8 AND INSTALLED NEW SPLICE IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 CPCP 5000 0552.
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