SDR DHL2003604596

Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date: May 18, 2003
Submitted: August 23, 2003
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N604AL
Make and model: Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial: 46047
Aircraft time: 89,636 hours, 28,948 cycles
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Cracked
Location: Fuselage
Part time: 89,636 hours, 28,948 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

UPPER FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN WITH 1.000 CRACK AT STA. 1745.000, L-16R - L-17R. CORR.: PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-2-1 PG.99-100. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED AREA IAW SRM 53-2-1 PG.99-100. FABRICATED FILLER (7075-T6 0.063) AND INTERNAL DOUBLER (7075-T6 0.040) AND DOUBLER (7075-T6 0.071) IAW SRM 53-2-1 PG.99-100. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND FILLER AND DOUBLER AND INTERNAL DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER AND INTERNAL DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-2-1 PG.99-100, SRM 51-1-20D PG.9, SRM 51-1-21 PG.1

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