Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 4, 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
Part
Skin
Condition
Worn
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

FUSELAGE NOSE SECTION EXTERNAL AC POWER RECEPTACLE COMPARTMENT OUTER SKIN WORN STA -39.000 L-31R TO L-33R (MAJOR REPAIR). REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED AREA IAW EODHL-030551, ED-3295. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER (7075-T6AL 0.063), A FILLER (7075-T6AL 0.050) IAW EO DHL 030551, ED-3295. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED THE REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT CON FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER ON EXTERNAL A/C POWER RECEPTACLE COMPARTMENT OUTER SKIN, STA -39.000 L-31R TO L-33R USING NEW FASTENERS IAW EO DHL 030551, ED-3295 AND SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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