Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 8, 2001
Submitted
June 1, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46002
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

C-CHECK - FUSELAGE NOSE SECTION EXTERNAL SKIN CRACKED 1 INCH AT FS -40 L-32R. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-3-0 PAGE 1, 2 SRM 51-1-20D PAGE 21. CUT DAMAGED SKIN IAW DHL EO 010330, EO 2406, EO 2001076. CLEANED, TREATED, AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED FILLER AND DOUBLER (7075 T6 0.050/0.063) IAW DHL EO 010330, EO 2406, EO 2001076. CLEANED, TREATED, AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-1-8B APPLIED (PRC) SEALANT TO REWORK AREA IAW SRM 51-1-15 PAGE 1. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW DHL EO 010330, EO 2406, EO 2001076, SRM 51-3-0 PAGE 1, 2, SRM 51-1-20D PAGE 21.

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