Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 8, 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
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

EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED 0.450, STA 1160.000 BETWEEN L-26R AND L-28R (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW EODHL-030555, ED-3311. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED AREA IAW EODHL-030555, ED-3311. 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) AND DOUBLER (7075-T6 AL0.125) IAW EODHL-030555, ED-3311. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED FILLER AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW EODHL-030555, ED-3311, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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