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
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

FWD CTR SECTION SHOWS SEVERAL SPOTS OF CORROSION AND DOUBLER REPAIR (03 EA.) BETWEEN STA.660.000 AND STA.725.000, L-34L TO L-34R. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW EODHL-030564, ED-3389. REMOVED FASTENERS AND DOUBLER REPAIRS, REMOVED CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. BLENDED OUT CORRODED AREA IAW. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED FILLER (7075-T6 AL0.125), DOUBLER (7075-T6 AL0.125) IAW EODHL-030564, ED-3389. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED FILLER AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER WITH NEW FASTENERS.

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