Service difficulty report · Finger Doubler · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
October 21, 2003
Submitted
December 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N852UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46052
Aircraft time
60,881 hours, 21,637 cycles
Part
Finger Doubler
Condition
Corroded
Location
Cockpit
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: C3, CORROSION AND SHEARED RIVETS ON WEB FINGER DOUBLER COCKPIT SHEAR WEB UNDER F/E STA RT CUSP FS -12.000 TO -32.000. REMOVED CORRODED FINGER DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21, CUT OUT DAMAGE IN WEB IAW DWG SRO8530026, REMOVED CORROSION ON CUSP IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8, WITHIN LIMITS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0. ALODINED AND PRIMED CUSP IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8 FABBED - 15 WEB FILLER, -13 FINGER DBLR, -17 AND -3 SPLICES IAW DWG SRO8530026. ALODINED, PRIMED, AND INSTALLED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8, 51-1-21, 51-1-20.

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