- Difficulty date
- July 4, 2003
- Submitted
- August 11, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 45950
- Aircraft time
- 67,355 hours, 27,634 cycles
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- 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, FRAME CORRODED AT STA 1420 AT L25R ABOVE D-PIT DOOR OPENING. REMOVED CORROSION IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8. AREA OUT OF LIMITS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0. FABRICATED FRAME REPAIR DOUBLER IAW UPS EO DC8-5310-11728. ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8, INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D.