Service difficulty report · Mount · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
August 13, 2002
Submitted
August 21, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N748UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45948
Part
Mount
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE:N/A ATB - NLG RETRACT CYLINDER AFT MOUNT ASSY BROKE CAUSING DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE SKIN. A/C FERRIED TO TCO FOR REPAIR 9150. TRIMMED DAMAGE ON BULKHEAD IAW REO G08732 STEP NR 1, DYE PENETRATE INSP IAW MIL-271F, NO CRACK NOTED IN CUTOUT. FABBED, DRILLED FASTENER HOLES IN DOUBLER, TRIPLER & FILLERS IAW REO G08732. OK TO ALODINE. FABBED NEW LOWER STIFFENER IAW DWG 5615530. INSTALLED UPPER & LOWER STIFFENERS FINGER DOUBLER & TRIPLER IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 & REOG08732.

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