Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 11, 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
Fuslage
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

EXTERIOR SKIN WITH DENT AND WEAR OUT OF LIMITS BETWEEN STA. 120.000 AND STA. 210.000, L-20L TO L-22L. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW EODHL-030528, ED-3316. REMOVED FASTENERS AND EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER. BLENDED OUT AFFECTED AREA. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION. FABRICATED (09) FINGER DOUBLERS (7075-T6 AL0.040) AND (04) FILLERS (7075-T6 AL0.071) AND (1) DOUBLER (7075-T6 AL0.080) IAW EODHL-030528, ED-3316. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED FINGER DOUBLERS AND FILLERS AND DOUBLER AND AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG.9. INSTALLED FINGER DOUBLERS AND FILLERS AND DOUBLER WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW EODHL-030528, ED-3316.

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