Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 15, 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
Dented
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

LWR FUSELAGE SKIN WITH TWO DENTS BETWEEN STA 25.000 AND 45.000, L-24L - L-25L. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW EODHL-030513, ED-3285. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. BLENDED OUT DAMAGED AREA IAW EODHL-030513, ED-3285. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION IAW NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. FABRICATED (4) FINGER DOUBLERS AND DOUBLER IAW EODHL-030513, ED-3285. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND FINGER DOUBLERS AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED FINGER DOUBLERS AND DOUBLER WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW EODHL-030513, ED-3285, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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