Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
September 24, 2012
Submitted
September 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N305FA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49398
Aircraft time
58,896 hours, 33,516 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 229-279
Part time
58,896 hours, 33,516 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

PULLING RIVETS AND SKIN BULGING AT FORWARD LAVATORY SERVICE PANEL BOTTOM FORWARD CORNER FROM BS 237 TO 256 LONGERONS 19-21L. REMOVED FORWARD LAVATORY SERVICE PAN AND AFTER FURTHER EVALUATON CORROSION WAS DISCOVERED WIDE SPREAD BETWEEN INNER AND OUTER SKIN DOULBLER. CORROSION WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF SRM LIMITS. DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO BE OUTSIDE OF THE REPAIRABLE LIMITS WITHIN THE SRM. REQUESTED AND RECEIVED ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR A REPAIR SCHEME. RECEIVED FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR FROM FLIGHT VEHICLE CONSULTING INC, DRAWING FVC 53-12367. THE REPAIR NOW INCOMPASSED FS 229 TO 279 AND L 18L TO L 22L. REMOVED ALL CORROSION IN AND AROUND THE AFFECTED AREA. FABRICATED INNER AND OUTER REPAIR DOUBLERS FROM INSTRUCTION ON DWG FVC 53-12367-1. LOCATED AND INSTALLED ALL REPAIR PARTS IAW FVC DWG 53-12367.

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