Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 31, 2003
Submitted
August 23, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46047
Aircraft time
89,363 hours, 28,948 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Pax Door
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

INTERIM REPAIR (2 INCH X 1 INCH) AND WEAR AROUND STA. 32.000 LT LWR SIDE OF FWD PASS. DOOR EXTERNAL SKIN. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW EODHL-030559, ED-3297. REMOVED FASTENERS AND INTERIM REPAIR IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG.1. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA IAW EODHL-030559, ED-3297. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION IAW NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. FABRICATED FILLER (7075-T6 AL0.050) AND DOUBLER (7075-T6 AL0.063) IAW EODHL-030559, ED-3297. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIEMD AREA AND FILLER AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED (PRC) SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW EODHL-030559, ED-3297, SRM 51-1-20D PG.9, SRM 51-1-21 PG.1. REFER TO J/C 8-21-30-002 FOR LEAK CHECK

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