Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 22, 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
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

LOWER FUSELAGE PLATING SHOWS 04 SPOTS OF CORROSION BETWEEN STA 743.000 AND STA 767.000, L-35L TO L-35R (MAJOR REPAIR). REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. REMOVED CORROSION, FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-2-0 PG 2P. BLENDED OUT THE DAMAGED SKIN AREA IAW EODHL-030518, ED-3389. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER (7075-T6 AL0.100) IAW EODHL-030518, ED-3389. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED THE REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED DOUBLER ON LWR FUSELAGE PLATING BETWEEN STA 743.000 - 767.000, L-35L TO L-35R USING NEW FASTENERS.

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