Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
September 3, 2004
Submitted
October 8, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N772UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46072
Aircraft time
68,469 hours, 45,463 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
56119433N
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: C3, FWD SIDE OF FS 70 BULKHEAD LOWER CHORD HAS INTERGRANULAR CORROSION AT LONGERON 32R. FOUND INTERGRANULAR CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 1F. REMOVED STA 70 LOWER FWD CHORD BETWEEN LONGERONS 32R & 33R. FABRICATE AND ONE -9 DOUBLER AND TWO -11 SPLICE DOUBLERS IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-5 FIG 8C. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF CHORD AND INSTALLED THE -9 DOUBLER & -11 SPLICE DOUBLERS IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-5 FIG 8C.

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