Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 6, 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
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 0.750 CRACK AT STA 1751.000 BETWEEN L-14L AND L-17L. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW EODHL-030546, ED-3298. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA IAW EODHL-030546, ED-3298. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. FABRICATED 2 EA FILLERS AND DOUBLER IAW EODHL-030546, ED-3298. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA, FILLER AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED FILLERS AND DOUBLER WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW EODHL-030546, ED-3298, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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