Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
March 10, 2005
Submitted
March 18, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68058
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
46705
Aircraft time
49,826 hours, 23,900 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
071X48X722024T
Condition
Torn
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

INSPECTED DAMAGED AREA, FOUND A LARGE TEAR IN SKIN APPROX 16 X 6 INCH FWD OF FR959 L AND ABOVE STRINGER 41L. STOP DRILLED TEARS AND CUT OUT DAMAGE PER DC10 SRM 53-20-00 VOL 1 FIG 6 SHEET 7. UPON REMOVAL OF SKIN FOUND TEAR STRIP AT FR 959L/ STRINGER 41L CRACKED. REMOVED ADDITIONAL SKIN IN ORDER TO CUT THE DAMAGED SECTION OF TEAR STRIP. REMOVED DAMAGE SECTION OF TEAR STRIP PER DC10 SRM 53-20-00 VOL 1 FIG 18. REPAIR IS A CLASS 2 REPAIR AS PER SRM 53-20-0 FIG 6 SHEET 7, AND REQUIRES AN INITIAL INSPECTION AT 15,000 CYCLES, A REPETITIVE AT 9,800 AND REPLACEMENT AT 37,450 CYCLES.

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