Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 8, 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
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Part time
89,636 hours, 28,948 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

LOWER FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN SHOWS SEVERAL SPOTS OF CORROSION BETWEEN STA 510.000 AND 570.000, L-31R - L-34R. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW EODHL-030541, ED-3310. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-1-8 PG 17-18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-2-0 PG 2P. BLENDED OUT CORRODED AREA IAW EODHL-030541, ED-3310. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. FABRICATED DOUBLER (7075-T6 AL0.071) IAW EODHL-030541, ED-3310. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED (PRC) SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED DOUBLER WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW EODHL-030541, ED-3310, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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