Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
October 18, 2000
Submitted
November 13, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N744UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45944
Aircraft time
73,582 hours, 47,807 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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

INSPECTION TYPE:C2, CORROSION ON I/B AND O/B LEGS OF LONGERON 36 IN AREA AROUND FWD DME ANTENNA BETWEEN FS 8 & 25. REMOVED FWD DME ANTENNA AND SEPARATED WIRE BUNDLE FROM TEMP CONTROLLER AND HOUSING TO FOM. REMOVED SHOVEL FITTING, FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0. LOCATED AND DRILLED IAW 51-1-24, ALODINED AND PRIMED INSTALLED SHOVEL FITTING IAW 51-1-21, INSTALLED BME AND TEMP CONTROLLER IAW 53-20-00, DME SYS OPS CHECK GOOD IAW DC8 MM 34-21-00.

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